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Noun Concept
Categories: Bioluminescence, Biological pigments, Fluorescent dyes, Luciferins
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luciferin  Luceferin  luciferins  oxyluciferin
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Pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation WordNet 3.0
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Pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Luciferin is a generic term for the light-emitting compound found in organisms that generate bioluminescence. Wikipedia
class of compounds Wikidata
Any of a class of polycyclic heterocycles that are responsible for the bioluminescence of fireflies, being converted to oxyluciferin by luciferase in the process. Wiktionary
Biochemistry: any of a class of polycyclic heterocycles. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
animal pigment
compound
pigment
small molecule
biological pigment
HAS KIND
coelenterazine
vargulin
luciferase
firefly luciferin
HAS INSTANCE
coelenterazine
vargulin
firefly luciferin
BIOLOGICAL PROCESS
bioluminescence
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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luciferin
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luciferin
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Luciferin
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luciferin
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Luceferin, luciferins, oxyluciferin

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