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Luciferins MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Luciferins
Tree Number(s)
D02.578
Unique ID
D000090562
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000090562
Scope Note
Organic substances found in organisms that generate BIOLUMINESCENCE such as FIREFLY LUCIFERIN that produces light when oxidized to the excited oxyluciferin by the action of the enzyme LUCIFERASE.
Entry Term(s)
Luciferin
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Luciferases (1976-2021)
Public MeSH Note
2022
History Note
2022
Date Introduced
2022/01/01
Last Updated
2022/01/01
Luciferins Preferred
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