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Literature summary for 1.13.12.7 extracted from

  • Leach, F.R.; Webster, J.J.
    Commercially available firefly luciferase reagents (1986), Methods Enzymol., 133, 51-70.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
Luciferin preparations supplemented with extra luciferin provide maximum light emission Photinus pyralis

General Stability

General Stability Organism
bovine serum albumin stabilizes Photinus pyralis
EDTA, 2-mercaptoethanol, dithiothreitol and bovine serum albumin used as stabilizers Photinus pyralis
more stable in phosphate buffer than in Tricine buffer Photinus pyralis

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
arsenate reversible inhibition Photinus pyralis
bovine serum albumin inhibition when present in large excess Photinus pyralis

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+
-
Photinus pyralis

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Photinus pyralis
-
-
-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
Photinus luciferin + O2 + ATP
-
Photinus pyralis oxidized Photinus luciferin + CO2 + H2O + AMP + diphosphate + hv
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Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
25
-
-
Photinus pyralis

Temperature Stability [°C]

Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
additional information
-
higher stability in frozen state than in refrigerated Photinus pyralis

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.8
-
phosphate buffer Photinus pyralis