Bioluminescent Substrates (Luciferins)
Luciferin is a chemical substance found in the cells of various bioluminescent organisms. When luciferin is oxidized under the catalytic effects of luciferase and ATP, a bluish-green light is produced. Because the reaction is dependent on ATP, it allows researchers to determine the presence of energy or life. Firefly luciferin is a particularly good reporter for in vivo biophotonic imaging due to properties of its emission spectra.
D-Luciferin Potassium Salt (P/N 122769) is isolated from firefly and extensively validated in a number of biophotonic imaging applications using the IVIS® Imaging System available from Caliper Life Sciences.
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