Novel Mechanism of Bioluminescence: Oxidative Decarboxylation of a Moiety Adjacent to the Light Emitter of<i>Fridericia</i>Luciferin
作者:Maxim A. Dubinnyi、Zinaida M. Kaskova、Natalja S. Rodionova、Mikhail S. Baranov、Andrey Yu. Gorokhovatsky、Alexey Kotlobay、Kyril M. Solntsev、Aleksandra S. Tsarkova、Valentin N. Petushkov、Ilia V. Yampolsky
DOI:10.1002/anie.201501668
日期:2015.6.8
A novel luciferin from a bioluminescent Siberian earthworm Fridericia heliota was recently described. In this study, the Fridericia oxyluciferin was isolated and its structure elucidated. The results provide insight into a novelbioluminescencemechanism in nature. Oxidativedecarboxylation of a lysine fragment of the luciferin supplies energy for light generation, while a fluorescent CompX moiety remains