aminoluciferin

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noun

Any amino derivative of luciferin

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Meanings

nounaminoluciferin (plural aminoluciferins)

plural aminoluciferins

  1. chemistryAny amino derivative of luciferin

    If caspases 3 and/or 7 are active, the substrate is cleaved and aminoluciferin will be emitted.

    2015 August 11, Kevin Brasseur et al., “Parasporin-2 from a New Bacillus thuringiensis 4R2 Strain Induces Caspases Activation and Apoptosis in Human Cancer Cells”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI

Origin

From amino- + luciferin.

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