found: Work cat.: Tebaldi, S.D. Immobilization of Renilla luciferase through biotinylation for use as a signaling mechanism in underwater sensors, 2006.
found: MeSH browser, Feb. 27, 2007(Luciferases. Scope note: Enzymes that oxidize certain luminescent agents to emit light (physical luminescence). The luciferases from different organisms have evolved differently so have different structures and substrates. BT: Oxidoreductases; Luminescent Proteins)
found: McGraw-Hill ency. of sci. & tech. online, Feb. 27, 2007(luciferase: An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin)
found: Henderson's dict. of biological terms, 2000(luciferase: enzyme present in all luminescent organisms which reacts with the activated substrate luciferin. The reaction results in light emission so luciferin is oxidized and returns to the ground state)
