Coelenteramine
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Coelenteramine is a metabolic product of the bioluminescent
reactions in organisms that utilize coelenterazine
. It was first isolated from Aequorea victoria
along with coelenteramide
after coelenterates were stimulated to emit light.
Bioluminescence
Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism. Its name is a hybrid word, originating from the Greek bios for "living" and the Latin lumen "light". Bioluminescence is a naturally occurring form of chemiluminescence where energy is released by a chemical reaction in...
reactions in organisms that utilize coelenterazine
Coelenterazine
Coelenterazine is the luciferin, the light-emitting molecule, found in many aquatic organisms across seven phyla. It is the substrate in many luciferases and photoproteins including Renilla reniformis luciferase , Gaussia luciferase , aequorin, and obelin.-History:Coelenterazine was simultaneously...
. It was first isolated from Aequorea victoria
Aequorea victoria
Aequorea victoria, also sometimes called the crystal jelly, is a bioluminescent hydrozoan jellyfish, or hydromedusa, that is found off the west coast of North America. This species is thought to be synonymous with Aequorea aequorea of Osamu Shimomura, the discoverer of green fluorescent protein . ...
along with coelenteramide
Coelenteramide
Coelenteramide is the oxidized product, or oxyluciferin, of the bioluminescent reactions in many marine organisms that utilize coelenterazine. It was first isolated as a blue fluorescent compound from Aequorea victoria after the animals were stimulated to emit light...
after coelenterates were stimulated to emit light.