Bioluminescence

This book is the bible of bioluminescence and a must-read not only for the students but for those who work in various fields relating to bioluminescence. It summarizes current structural information on all known bioluminescent systems in nature, from well-studied ones to those that have been seldom investigated.

This book remains an important source of chemical knowledge on bioluminescence and, since the second edition's publication in 2012, has been revised to include major developments in two systems: earthworm Fridericia and higher fungi whose luciferins have been elucidated and synthesized. These two new luciferins represent an essential addition to seven previously known, with fully rewritten sections covering this new subject matter.
Contents: About the AuthorsList of ContributorsAbbreviations, Symbols and DefinitionsIntroductionThe Fireflies and Luminous Insects (Alexey A Kotlobay and Aleksandra S Tsarkova)Luminous Bacteria (Osamu Shimomura)The Ostracod Cypridina (Vargula) and Other Luminous Crustaceans (Osamu Shimomura and Ludmila A Frank)The Jellyfish Aequorea and Other Luminous Coelenterates (Osamu Shimomura and Konstantin A Lukyanov)The Coelenterazines (Osamu Shimomura)Luminous Mollusca (Osamu Shimomura)Annelida (Osamu Shimomura and Aleksandra S Tsarkova)Dinoflagellates and Other Protozoa (Osamu Shimomura)Luminous Fungi (Osamu Shimomura, Cassius V Stevani, Zinaida M Kaskova, Aleksandra S Tsarkova and Ilia V Yampolsky)Other Luminous Organisms (Osamu Shimomura, Yuichi Oba, Cassius V Stevani, Aleksandra S Tsarkova and Zinaida M Kaskova)AppendicesReferencesIndex
Readership: Biologists, chemists, analytical chemists, biomedical chemists; students in biochemistry. Bioluminescence;Luminescence;Luciferin;Luciferase;Photoprotein;Luminous Organisms;Light Transfer;Luminescence Assay00