luciferase

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See also: luciférase

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Etymology

From luciferin +‎ -ase.

Noun

luciferase (plural luciferases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin.
    • 2017 October 6, Ed Yong, “The Most Beautiful Death Trap”, in The Atlantic‎:
      Aptly enough, glowworms light up their underworld with a pair of chemicals that have a satanic etymology—luciferins and luciferases, after the Latin for “light bringer.”
    • 2021 May 6, “Fact Check-Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine does not contain luciferin or luciferase”, in Reuters‎:
      The novel coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Moderna does not contain luciferin, an organic compound involved in bioluminescence, or the enzyme luciferase, contrary to claims on social media.

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