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- Name help_outline 3'-phosphoadenylyl sulfate Identifier CHEBI:58339 Charge -4 Formula C10H11N5O13P2S InChIKeyhelp_outline GACDQMDRPRGCTN-KQYNXXCUSA-J SMILEShelp_outline Nc1ncnc2n(cnc12)[C@@H]1O[C@H](COP([O-])(=O)OS([O-])(=O)=O)[C@@H](OP([O-])([O-])=O)[C@H]1O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 102 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline firefly L-luciferin Identifier CHEBI:138329 Charge -1 Formula C11H7N2O3S2 InChIKeyhelp_outline BJGNCJDXODQBOB-ZETCQYMHSA-M SMILEShelp_outline S1C(=N[C@@H](C1)C(=O)[O-])C2=NC3=C(S2)C=C(C=C3)O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 2 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline adenosine 3',5'-bisphosphate Identifier CHEBI:58343 Charge -4 Formula C10H11N5O10P2 InChIKeyhelp_outline WHTCPDAXWFLDIH-KQYNXXCUSA-J SMILEShelp_outline Nc1ncnc2n(cnc12)[C@@H]1O[C@H](COP([O-])([O-])=O)[C@@H](OP([O-])([O-])=O)[C@H]1O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 137 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline firefly L-sulfoluciferin Identifier CHEBI:143028 Charge -2 Formula C11H6N2O6S3 InChIKeyhelp_outline LPKFAQWRYNJJRB-ZETCQYMHSA-L SMILEShelp_outline C=12C(=CC(=CC1)OS([O-])(=O)=O)SC(=N2)C3=N[C@@H](CS3)C(=O)[O-] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 1 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline H+ Identifier CHEBI:15378 Charge 1 Formula H InChIKeyhelp_outline GPRLSGONYQIRFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILEShelp_outline [H+] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 9,176 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
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Sulfoluciferin is Biosynthesized by a Specialized Luciferin Sulfotransferase in Fireflies.
Fallon T.R., Li F.S., Vicent M.A., Weng J.K.
Firefly luciferin is a specialized metabolite restricted to fireflies (family Lampyridae) and other select families of beetles (order Coleoptera). Firefly luciferin undergoes luciferase-catalyzed oxidation to produce light, thereby enabling the luminous mating signals essential for reproductive su ... >> More
Firefly luciferin is a specialized metabolite restricted to fireflies (family Lampyridae) and other select families of beetles (order Coleoptera). Firefly luciferin undergoes luciferase-catalyzed oxidation to produce light, thereby enabling the luminous mating signals essential for reproductive success in most bioluminescent beetles. Although firefly luciferin and luciferase have become widely used biotechnological tools, questions remain regarding the physiology and biochemistry of firefly bioluminescence. Here we report sulfoluciferin to be an in vivo derivative of firefly luciferin in fireflies and report the cloning of luciferin sulfotransferase (LST) from the North American firefly Photinus pyralis. LST catalyzes the production of sulfoluciferin from firefly luciferin and the sulfo-donor PAPS. Sulfoluciferin is abundant in several surveyed firefly genera as well as in the bioluminescent elaterid beetle Pyrophorus luminosus at a low level. We propose that sulfoluciferin could serve as a luciferin storage molecule in fireflies and that LST may find use as a new tool to modulate existing biotechnological applications of the firefly bioluminescent system. << Less
Biochemistry 55:3341-3344(2016) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]
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