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Bioluminescence : chemical principles and methods / by Osamu Shimomura. — New Jersey : World Scientific, c2006.—(58.1716/S556)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface
    Abbreviations, Symbols and Definitions
    Introdudion
    The Fireflies and Luminous Insects
    1.1 The Fireflies
    1.2 Phengodidae and Elateroidae
    1.3 Diptera
    2 Luminous Bacteria
    2.1 Factors Required for Bioluminescence
    2.2 Bacterial Luciferase
    2.3 Long-chain Aldehyde
    2.4 Mechanism ot: Luminescence Reaction
    2.5 Assay of Luciferase Activity
    2.6 Quantum Yield of Long-chain Aldehydes
    2.7 In vivo Luminescence of Luminous Bacteria
    3 The Ostracod Cypridina (Vargula) and Other Luminous Crustaceans
    3.1 The Ostracod Cypridina
    3.2 Euphausiids Euphausia pacifica and Meganyctiphanes norvegica
    3.3 The Decapod Shrimp Oplophorus gracilirostris
    3.4 Copepoda
    4 The Jellyfish Aequorea and Other Luminous Coelenterates 90
    4.1 The Hydrozoan Medusa Aequorea aequorea
    4.2 The Hydroid Obelia (Hydrozoan)
    4.3 The Hydrozoan Medusa Phialidium gregarium
    4.4 Other Bioluminescent Hydrozoans
    4.5 The Scyphozoans Pelagia and Periphylla
    4.6 The Anthozoan Renilla (Sea Pansy)
    4.7 Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)
    4.8 The Ctenophores
    5 The Coelenterazines
    5.1 Discovery of Coelenterazine
    5.2 Occurrence of Coelenterazine
    5.3 Properties of Coelenterazine and its Derivatives
    5.4 Chemi- and Bioluminescence Reactions of Coelenterazine
    5.5 Chemical Reactions of Coelenterazine
    5.6 Synthesis of Coelenterazines
    5.7 Coelenterazine Luciferases
    6 Luminous Mollusca
    6.1 The Limpet Latia
    6.2 The Clam Pholas dactylus
    6.3 Luminous Squids (Cephalopoda)
    7 Annelida
    7.1 The Tubeworm Chaetopterus variopedatus
    7.2 The Bermuda Fireworm Odontosyllis
    7.3 Luminous Earthworms (Oligochaeta)
    7.4 Polynoid Scaleworm Harrnotho8 lunulata
    7.5 The Polychaete Tomopteris
    8 Dinoflagellates and Other Protozoa
    8.1 Radiolarians
    8.2 Dinoflagellates
    9 Luminous Fungi
    9.1 An Overview on Fungal Bioluminescence
    9.2 Early Studies on the Biochemistry of Luminous Fungi
    9.3 Role of Superoxide in Fungal Luminescence
    9.4 Studies on Panellus stipticus
    9.5 Studies on Mycena citricolor
    9.6 Summary on the Chemistry of Fungal Luminescence
    10 Other Luminous Organisms
    10.1 0phiuroidea: Brittle Stars
    10.2 Millipede Luminodesmus sequoiae (Diplopoda)
    10.3 Centipede Orphaneus brevilabiatus (Chilopoda)
    10.4 Hemicordata
    10.5 Tunicates (Phylum Chordata)
    10.6 The Luminous Fishes
    Appendix
    A Taxonomic Classification of Selected Luminous Organisms
    B Lists of Luciferins, Luciferases and Photoproteins Isolated
    C Miscellaneous Technical Information
    D Advice to Students Who are Interested in Studying the Chemistry of Bioluminescence