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A puzzling homology: a brittle star using a putative cnidarian-type luciferase for bioluminescence
Bioluminescence relies on the oxidation of a luciferin substrate catalysed by a luciferase enzyme. Luciferins and luciferases are generic terms used to describe a large variety of substrates and enzymes. Whereas luciferins can be shared by phylogenetically distant organisms which feed on organisms p...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5413902/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28381628 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.160300 |