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Descriptor English: Luciferases, Firefly
Descriptor Spanish: Luciferasas de Luciérnaga
Descriptor luciferasas de luciérnaga
Entry term(s) luciferasa de luciérnaga
Scope note: Luciferasas de la LUCIÉRNAGA, generalmente Photinus, que oxidan las LUCIFERINAS DE LUCIÉRNAGA, dando lugar a la emisión de FOTONES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Luciferases de Vaga-Lume
Descriptor French: Luciférases des lucioles
Entry term(s): Firefly Luciferase
Firefly Luciferases
Luciferase, Firefly
Tree number(s): D08.811.682.517.750
D12.776.093.500.577
D12.776.532.510.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049409
Scope note: Luciferases from FIREFLIES, usually Photinus, that oxidizes FIREFLY LUCIFERIN to cause emission of PHOTONS.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Pharm Action: Luminescent Agents
Registry Number: EC 1.13.12.7
Previous Indexing: Luciferases (1965-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
DeCS ID: 38764
Unique ID: D049409
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Luciferases, Firefly - Preferred
Concept UI M0464338
Scope note Luciferases from FIREFLIES, usually Photinus, that oxidizes FIREFLY LUCIFERIN to cause emission of PHOTONS.
Preferred term Luciferases, Firefly
Entry term(s) Firefly Luciferase
Firefly Luciferases
Luciferase, Firefly



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