| EC |
1.13.12.13 |
| Accepted name: |
Oplophorus-luciferin 2-monooxygenase |
| Reaction: |
Oplophorus luciferin + O2 = oxidized Oplophorus luciferin + CO2 + hν |
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For diagram of reaction, click here |
| Glossary: |
Oplophorus luciferin = 8-benzyl-2-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-6-(4-hydroxyphenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-3(7H)-one |
| Other name(s): |
Oplophorus luciferase |
| Systematic name: |
Oplophorus-luciferin:oxygen 2-oxidoreductase (decarboxylating) |
| Comments: |
The luciferase from the deep sea shrimp Oplophorus gracilirostris is a complex composed of more than one protein. The enzyme’s specificity is quite broad, with both coelenterazine and bisdeoxycoelenterazine being good substrates. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB |
| References: |
| 1. |
Shimomura, O., Masugi, T., Johnson, F.H. and Haneda, Y. Properties and reaction mechanism of the bioluminescence system of the deep-sea shrimp Oplophorus gracilorostris. Biochemistry 17 (1978) 994–998. [PMID: 629957] |
| 2. |
Inouye, S., Watanabe, K., Nakamura, H., Shimomura, O. Secretional luciferase of the luminous shrimp Oplophorus gracilirostris: cDNA cloning of a novel imidazopyrazinone luciferase. FEBS Lett. 481 (2000) 19–25. [DOI] [PMID: 10984608] |
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