Crystal structure of firefly luciferase throws light on a superfamily of adenylate-forming enzymes

Background: Firefly luciferase is a 62 kDa protein that catalyzes the production of light. In the presence of MgATP and molecular oxygen, the enzyme oxidizes its substrate, firefly luciferin, emitting yellow-green light. The reaction proceeds through activation of the substrate to form an adenylate...

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Published inStructure (London) Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 287 - 298
Main Authors Conti, Elena, Franks, Nick P, Brick, Peter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 15.03.1996
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