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Bioluminescence : chemical principles and methods /
This book, written by a distinguished scientist in the field, provides a comprehensive overview of the biochemical aspects of all luminous organisms currently known. It is the first and only book that provides chemical information on all known bioluminescence systems, in a single volume. Some 35 dif...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. :
World Scientific,
©2006.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface
- Abbreviations, symbols and definitions
- Introduction. The beginning of the chemical study of bioluminescence. Luciferin. Photoprotein. Chemical studies on bioluminescence in the last one hundred years. Chemical study of bioluminescence in the future. The contents of this book
- 1. The fireflies and luminous insects. 1.1. The fireflies. 1.2. Phengodidae and elateroidae. 1.3. Diptera
- 2. Luminous bacteria. 2.1. Factors required for bioluminescence. 2.2. Bacterial luciferase. 2.3. Long-chain aldehyde. 2.4. Mechanism of luminescence reaction. 2.5. Assay of luciferase activity. 2.6. Quantum yield of long-chain aldehydes. 2.7. In vivo luminescence of luminous bacteria
- 3. The Ostracod Cypridina (Vargula) and other luminous crustaceans. 3.1. The Ostracod Cypridina. 3.2. Euphausiids Euphausia pacifica and Meganyctiphanes norvegica. 3.3. The decapod shrimp Oplophorus gracilirostris. 3.4. Copepoda
- 4. The jellyfish Aequorea and other luminous coelenterates. 4.1. The hydrozoan Medusa Aequorea aequorea. 4.2. The hydroid Obelia (Hydrozoan). 4.3. The hydrozoan Medusa Phialidium gregarium. 4.4. Other bioluminescent hydrozoans. 4.5. The scyphozoans Pelagia and Periphylla. 4.6. The anthozoan Renilla (sea pansy). 4.7. Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP). 4.8. The ctenophores
- 5. The coelenterazines. 5.1. Discovery of coelenterazine. 5.2. Occurrence of coelenterazine. 5.3. Properties of coelenterazine and its derivatives. 5.4. Chemi- and bioluminescence reactions of coelenterazine. 5.5. Chemical reactions of coelenterazine. 5.6. Synthesis of coelenterazines. 5.7. Coelenterazine Luciferases
- 6. Luminous Mollusca. 6.1. The limpet Latia. 6.2. The clam Pholas dactylus. 6.3. Luminous squids (Cephalopoda)
- 7. Annelida. 7.1. The tubeworm Chaetopterus variopedatus. 7.2. The Bermuda fireworm Odontosyllis. 7.3. Luminous earthworms (Oligochaeta). 7.4. Polynoid scaleworm Harmothoèe lunulata. 7.5. The polychaete Tomopteris
- 8. Dinoflagellates and other protozoa. 8.1. Radiolarians. 8.2. Dinoflagellates
- 9. Luminous fungi. 9.1. An overview on fungal bioluminescence. 9.2. Early studies on the biochemistry of luminous fungi. 9.3. Role of superoxide in fungal luminescence. 9.4. Studies on Panellus stipticus. 9.5. Studies on Mycena citricolor. 9.6. Summary on the chemistry of fungal luminescence
- 10. Other luminous organisms. 10.1. Ophiuroidea: brittle stars. 10.2. Millipede Luminodesmus sequoiae (Diplopoda). 10.3. Centipede Orphaneus brevilabiatus (Chilopoda). 10.4. Hemicordata. 10.5. Tunicates (Phylum Chordata). 10.6. The luminous fishes.