

D-Luciferinisasubstratefortheenzymefireflyluciferase.Chemiluminescenceat560nmisgeneratedwhenluciferinisoxidizedbyanATP-dependentprocess,catalyzedbyluciferase.Luciferaseisencodedbythelucgene,whichiswidelyusedasareportergeneinavarietyofcells.Becauseoftheintrinsiclowbackgroundofchemiluminescencetechnique,detectionofthelucgeneexpressioncanbemadeatverylowlevel.Inaddition,luciferin/luciferasehasbeenusedtomeasure10-15molarquantityofATP.D-luciferin,sodiumsaltisawater-solubleformofD-luciferin.
- Whitesolidsolubleinwater
- Storeat-20°Candprotectfromlight
- C11H7N2NaO3S2.H2O
- Mwt:302.3
- [103404-75-7]
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