This book, written by a distinguished scientist in the field, provides a comprehensive overview of the biochemical aspects of all luminous organisms currently known. It is the first and only book that provides chemical information on all known bioluminescence systems, in a single volume. Some 35 different types of bioluminescence organisms are discussed in 10 chapters. The descriptions include: a history of the discovery of luminescence substances such as luciferins, luciferases and photoproteins; the process of research, explaining how luminescent substances have been isolated and purified; the properties of luminescent substances; and the reaction modes and mechanisms involved, as interpreted currently. Important experimental data and graphs are included in the book, making time-consuming reference searches almost unnecessary. Helpful advice for experimentalists is given in an appendix.
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great book written by a recent Nobel laureate,
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This is a great book to understand and be familiar with bioluminescence which exist everywhere in the our surrounding lives. The book describes what you would like to know about bioluminescence including historical point of view and the author's life work dedicated for studying bioluminescence. The author was awarded 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovery of green fluorescent protein, GFP, in the jellyfish that made huge impact in biomedical science by allowing visualization of protein behavior in vivo.
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bioluminescence spectrum, coelenterazine moiety, suborbital light organs, luminescence reaction, coelenterazine disulfate, luciferin precursors, coelenterazine luciferase, purple protein, natural aequorin, containing coelenterazine, fungal luminescence, recombinant obelin, dinoflagellate luciferin, fungal bioluminescence, luciferase intermediates, semisynthetic aequorins, luminescence activity, vivo luminescence, purified photoprotein, lumazine protein, crystalline luciferin, photoprotein obelin, purified luciferin, luciferin catalyzed, bioluminescent oxidation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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