Biosynthesis of luciferin in the sea firefly, Cypridina hilgendorfii: l-tryptophan is a component in Cypridina luciferin

Feeding experiment to the marine ostracod crustacean, Cypridina ( Vargula) hilgendorfii, using l-tryptophan labeled with deuterium at indole ring revealed that the labeled l-tryptophan was incorporated into Cypridina luciferin as a component and the animals were able to synthesize the luciferin in a...

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Published in:Tetrahedron letters 2002-03, Vol.43 (13), p.2389-2392
Main Authors: Oba, Yuichi, Kato, Shin-ichi, Ojika, Makoto, Inouye, Satoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bioluminescence
biosynthesis
imidazopyrazinone
isotopic labeling
ostracod
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Summary:Feeding experiment to the marine ostracod crustacean, Cypridina ( Vargula) hilgendorfii, using l-tryptophan labeled with deuterium at indole ring revealed that the labeled l-tryptophan was incorporated into Cypridina luciferin as a component and the animals were able to synthesize the luciferin in a de novo synthetic pathway. Graphic
ISSN:0040-4039
1873-3581
DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(02)00257-5