Bioluminescence Balanoglossus biminiensis

Cormier, M. J., and Dure, L. S. (1963). Studies on the bioluminescence of Balanoglossus biminiensis extracts. I. Requirement for hydrogen peroxide and characteristics of the system. J. Biol. Chem. 238 785-789. Cormier, M. J., and Hori, K. (1963). Studies on the bioluminescence of Renilla reniformis. IV. Non-enzymatic activation of Renilla luciferin. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 88 99-104. 

Bacterial luciferin, 340, 341 Balanoglossus, 315-318, 337 Balanoglossus biminiensis, 315 characteristics of bioluminescence, 316... 

Luminous acom worm, Balanoglossus biminiensis (B. biminiensis) was found to emit light by a luciferin - luciferase reaction by Cormier and Dure. " They found that the luciferase was a kind of peroxidase. Their report was the first example to require the H2O2 for a bioluminescence reaction. No further details have been reported on the structure of the luciferin and luciferase. 

Cormier MJ, Dure LS. Studies on the bioluminescence of Balanoglossus biminiensis extracts. J Biol Chem 1963 238 785-9. 

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