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BIOCHEMISTRY OF CENTIPEDE BIOLUMINESCENCE*
Author(s) -
Anderson James Michael
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1980.tb03701.x
Subject(s) - bioluminescence , luciferin , centipede , luciferase , photoprotein , chemistry , luminescence , oxygen , biochemistry , light emission , anaerobic exercise , photochemistry , biophysics , biology , organic chemistry , ecology , physics , optoelectronics , physiology , transfection , gene
— The centipede (Orphaneous brevilabiatus) secretes a bioluminescent slime. The corrected emission spectrum of this luminescence was found to have maxima at about 510 and 480 nm. The reaction was found to require both a luciferin and luciferase and showed an unusually low pH optimum (4.6). Oxygen was required for the reaction, but oxygen could interact with one of the components allowing for anaerobic light emission.