aminoluciferin

English

Etymology

From amino- +‎ luciferin.

Noun

aminoluciferin (plural aminoluciferins)

1. (organic chemistry) Any amino derivative of luciferin
   • 2015 August 11, Kevin Brasseur et al., “Parasporin-2 from a New Bacillus thuringiensis 4R2 Strain Induces Caspases Activation and Apoptosis in Human Cancer Cells”, in PLoS ONE‎^[1], volume 10, →DOI:

     If caspases 3 and/or 7 are active, the substrate is cleaved and aminoluciferin will be emitted.