Extraction and purification of a luminiferous substance from the luminous mushroom <i>Mycena chlorophos</i>

• Hayashi Shuhei

  Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University

• Fukushima Ryuichi

  Institute of Regional Vitalization Studies, Toyo University

• Wada Naohisa

  Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University Institute of Regional Vitalization Studies, Toyo University

抄録

Bioluminescence has attracted considerable attention in the area of biophysics, primarily because the phenomenon can fundamentally be interpreted as the conversion of chemical to light energy. Although the molecular mechanisms underlying luminescence have been studied extensively in fireflies and bacteria, few studies have been undertaken in luminous fungi. This relative lack of information is likely due to the absence of a common and species-specific reaction-type in the luminous fungi examined to date. We recently succeeded in extracting, for the first time, a luminiferous substance from the fungus Mycena chlorophos. The substance was purified and characterized according to its chemical and optical properties. It is hoped that this information will facilitate the clarification of a novel molecular mechanism in fungal bioluminescence systems.<br>

収録刊行物

• BIOPHYSICS

  BIOPHYSICS 8 (0), 111-114, 2012

  日本生物物理学会

キーワード

• Biological conversion of chemical energy into light energy
• Luminiferous fungi
• Luciferin-luciferase (L-L) reaction
• High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
• Active oxygen

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390001205223525120
• NII論文ID: 130002061592
• DOI: 10.2142/biophysics.8.111
• COI: 1:CAS:528:DC%2BC38XhtVOns7jF
• ISSN: 13492942
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/biophysics/8/0/8_111/_pdf
• 本文言語コード: en
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