oxyluciferinn.
/ˌɒksɪl(j)uːˈsɪf(ə)rɪn/, U.S. /ˈˌɑksiˌluˈsɪf(ə)rən/ Biochemistry.
The oxidized form of a luciferin produced by the action of a luciferase.
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respiratory pigment1877
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oxyluciferin1919
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photopigment1937
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1919 E. N. Harvey in Jrnl. Gen. Physiol. 1 135 I suggest also that luciferin when oxidized be designated oxyluciferin.
1953 J. Ramsbottom Mushrooms & Toadstools xiv. 163 Luciferin is oxidised by luciferase in one part of a cell producing oxyluciferin which in another part is reduced again to luciferin.
1964 Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. 2 351 Chromatography yields three isolated substances, two of which are active in luminescence and have been designated oxyluciferin A and oxyluciferin B.
1989 Nature 13 Apr. 599/1 Luciferyl adenylate is then oxidized to a peroxide which ultimately decomposes to oxyluciferin, AMP, and CO2, accompanied by light emission.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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