Firefly luminescence: A historical perspective and recent developments
- 23 January 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
- Vol. 7 (2), 146-158
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b719181b
Abstract
Significant advances have occurred regarding our knowledge of firefly luciferase mechanisms. Although most of this progress was an outcome of molecular biology and structural studies, important achievements have also occurred on its fundamental chemistry. Those developments are here summarized and presented in a historical perspective.Keywords
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