Dinoflagellate luciferase

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EC number 1.13.12.18 IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view		CAS number 303183-71-3 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry

Dinoflagellate luciferase (EC 1.13.12.18, Gonyaulax luciferase) is a specific luciferase, an enzyme with systematic name dinoflagellate-luciferin:oxygen 132-oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

dinoflagellate luciferin + O₂ ⇌ oxidized dinoflagellate luciferin + H₂O + hnu

Dinoflagellate luciferase is a single protein with three luciferase domains.

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Dinoflagellate luciferase Wikipedia

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