He extracted two components from beetle abdomens, naming the substrate luciferine and the enzyme responsible for the reaction luciferase. 2 Not all bioluminescent marine organism systems can be used ...

Bryan founded Pinetop, Ariz.-based Prolume to develop a line of glow-in-the-dark toys based on the luciferin/luciferase reaction, the same process behind firefly light and chemiluminescent assays. The ...

It is a chemiluminescence reaction that takes place in fireflies, producing a distinctive yellow-green emission. A substance called luciferin is oxidized using the catalyst enzyme luciferase ...