1.13.12.8: Watasenia-luciferin 2-monooxygenase
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Reaction
Synonyms
alkanal monooxygenase (FMN-linked), bacterial luciferase, luciferase, luciferase (Photobacterium leiognathi), LuxAB, Photorhabdus luminescens luciferase, Vibrio fischeri luuciferase, Watasenia-type luciferase
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Substrates Products
Substrates Products on EC 1.13.12.8 - Watasenia-luciferin 2-monooxygenase
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REACTION DIAGRAM
coelenterazine disulfate + O2 + ATP
? + CO2 + hv + AMP
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strictly specific substrate
light emitter is the excited state of the anion form of coelerenterazine disulfate, quantum yield is calculated at 0.36. the reaction mechanism does not involve formation of a adenyl luciferin intermediate
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?
coelenterazine disulfate + O2 + ATP-gamma-S
? + CO2 + hv
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strictly specific substrate
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?
long-chain aldehyde + FMNH2 + O2
long-chain fatty acid + FMN + H2O + hv
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?
oxidized Watasenia luciferin + CO2 + hnu
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?
Watasenia luciferin + O2
oxidized Watasenia luciferin + CO2 + hnu
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coelenterazine disulfate is the Watasenia scintillans luciferin substrate, and the reaction requires ATP, Mg2+ and molecular oxygen. Protein microcrystals in the arm photophores catalyse the bioluminescent reaction using ATP and the substrate coelenterazine disulfate
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?
Watasenia luciferin + O2
oxidized Watasenia luciferin + CO2 + hnu
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the luciferin of Watasenia scintillans is a disulfonate derivative of coelenterazine, i.e. coelenterazine disulfonate
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?
oxidized Watasenia luciferin + CO2 + hv
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coelenteramide disulfate, i.e. oxidized Watasenia luciferin serves as the light emitter in the reaction
?
Watasenia luciferin + O2
oxidized Watasenia luciferin + CO2 + hv
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Watasenia luciferin is 8-(phenylmethyl)-6-(4-sulfooxyphenyl)-2-[(4-sulfooxyphenyl)methyl]-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-3(7H)-one
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?
Watasenia luciferin + O2
oxidized Watasenia luciferin + CO2 + hv
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bioluminescence
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Watasenia luciferin + O2
oxidized Watasenia luciferin + CO2 + hv
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luciferin is coelenterazine disulfate
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?