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Literature summary for 1.13.12.7 extracted from

  • DeLuca, M.
    Firefly luciferase (1976), Adv. Enzymol. Relat. Areas Mol. Biol., 44, 37-68.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
AMP activator of yellow-green light at pH 6.5 Photinus pyralis

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
2-(6'-hydroxy-2'-benzothiazolyl)-4-hydroxymethylthiazole competitive inhibitor Photinus pyralis
5-anilino-1-naphthalene sulfonate
-
Photinus pyralis
6-toluidino-2-naphthalene sulfonate
-
Photinus pyralis
ATP uncomplexed ATP is a competitive inhibitor with respect to MgATP2- complex Photinus pyralis
dehydroluciferin
-
Photinus pyralis
N-ethylmaleimide
-
Photinus pyralis
N-tosyl-L-phenylalanine chloromethyl ketone
-
Photinus pyralis
p-mercuribenzoate
-
Photinus pyralis

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Zn2+ increasing concentration shifts the light wavelenghts to higher values Photinus pyralis

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
50000
-
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Photinus pyralis
92000 95000 high speed equilibrium sedimentation Photinus pyralis
100000
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from sedimentation velocity of the crystalline form Photinus pyralis
500000
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2 * 500000 sedimentation equilibrium study of guanidine hydrochloride-treated enzyme Photinus pyralis

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
Photinus luciferin + O2 + ATP Photinus pyralis highly specific for ATP oxidized Photinus luciferin + CO2 + H2O + AMP + diphosphate + hv
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Photinus pyralis
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Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
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quantum yield 0.88 with respect to luciferin Photinus pyralis

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
5,5'-dimethylluciferin + ATP + O2 produces only red light, 6-amino and 4 hydroxy analogs tested Photinus pyralis dehydroluciferin-adenylate + diphosphate
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dehydroluciferin + ATP + O2
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Photinus pyralis diphosphate + dehydroluciferin-adenylate
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luciferin + ATP + O2
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Photinus pyralis oxidized luciferin + CO2 + H2O + AMP + diphosphate + hv
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r
luciferin + MgATP2-
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Photinus pyralis AMP + diphosphate
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Photinus luciferin + O2 + ATP highly specific for ATP Photinus pyralis oxidized Photinus luciferin + CO2 + H2O + AMP + diphosphate + hv
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Photinus luciferin + O2 + ATP the true substrate is MgATP2- Photinus pyralis oxidized Photinus luciferin + CO2 + H2O + AMP + diphosphate + hv
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Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
dimer two non identical subunits Photinus pyralis
dimer 2 * 500000 sedimentation equilibrium study of guanidine hydrochloride-treated enzyme Photinus pyralis

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
7.5 8 pH up to 8 red light occurs instead of yellow-green light Photinus pyralis
7.5 8 pH below 7.5 emission shifts to longer wavelengths Photinus pyralis

Ki Value [mM]

Ki Value [mM] Ki Value maximum [mM] Inhibitor Comment Organism Structure
0.00001
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dehydroluciferin
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Photinus pyralis
0.0006
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2-(6'-hydroxy-2'-benzothiazolyl)-4-hydroxymethylthiazole
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Photinus pyralis