LUCIFERIN BIOSYNTHESIS IN LARVAL PYREARINUS-TERMITILLUMINANS (COLEOPTERA, ELATERIDAE)
LUCIFERIN BIOSYNTHESIS IN LARVAL PYREARINUS-TERMITILLUMINANS (COLEOPTERA, ELATERIDAE)
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DOI:
10.1016/0305-0491(88)90126-5
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发表时间:
1988-01-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
BECHARA, EJH
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作者:
COLEPICOLO, P;PAGNI, D;BECHARA, EJH
1. The biosynthesis of luciferin in larvae of the click beetle Pyrearinus termitilluminans has been studied by injection of 14C-cystine (precursor) in their abdominal segments, followed by isolation and counting labeled luciferin. 2. Dose and time response were measured; the radiochemical yield of luciferin reached a plateau at 3% after 25 hours incorporation of labelled cystine. 3. The observed temporal response curve is similar to that previously described for fireflies using a benzothiazol derivative as luciferin precursor.