Luciferin is the basic substrate of bioluminescent assays. Based on a simple reaction where ATP fuels luciferase catalysis of firefly (beetle) luciferin to produce light, bioluminescence has broad ...

Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered that the predatory dinoflagellate Polykrikos kofoidii produces light in a unique way, with its luciferin spread ...

You may have seen pictures of blue, glowing beaches under a dark sky. This glow is called bioluminescence. It is emitted by tiny organisms called bioluminescent algae that live in the water.

A luminescence reaction modeled on fireflies can detect contamination with organophosphates with high sensitivity, ease, and low cost. At the center of this technology is a new enzymatic method for ...

Dangerous pesticides could be easily detected by using a green reaction that produces analogues of the compound that causes fireflies to glow. Organophosphate pesticides are used to protect crops from ...

Researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered that Polykrikos kofoidii, a predatory dinoflagellate that feeds on harmful red tide algae, produces light in an ...

In a recent study published in ACS Central Science, researchers used a luciferase-independent luminescence test to investigate whether the wild-type severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...

Hundreds of plants, fungi, and animals can do it. Now scientists think bioluminescence may have evolved 540 million years ago in Earth’s ancient oceans. Research suggests that bioluminescence may have ...