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Lucifer = Light Emitting
some organisms like FIRE FLIES emit light due to the presence of some chemical called Luciferin.
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Which insect uses the chemical luciferin for display purposes?
Firefly luciferin is the luciferin found in many Lampyridae species. Latia luciferin is from freshwater snail. Vargulin is found in certain ostracods and deep sea fish.
What is luciferin in fireflies?
Luciferin is a compound that gives the fireflies, and any organism that has it, its light.
Which Luciferin is broken down in cells controlled by?
an enzyme
Is luciferin an element?
No. It is a compound.
What chemical is in a firefly's body to help it produce light?
This chemical is luciferin.
Is luciferin and gfp the same thing?
No.
What chemical is in a firefly when they produce light?
This substance is called luciferin.
The rate at which luciferin is broken down in cell is controlled by?
an enzyme
What is the chemical substance found in a firefly?
Luciferin, a protein that reacts with oxygen to produce light.
What chemical is in a lightning bug?
The molecule originally discovered to cause bioluminescence in fireflies was dubbed Luciferin.
How do some flies glow?
Fireflies use a chemical reaction to produce light. It is called bioluminescence. They produce chemicals called luciferin (a pigment) and luciferase (an enzyme) during bioluminescence. Luciferin reacts with oxygen to produce the light, while luciferase acts as a catalyst which speeds up the process.
The molecule luciferin is broken down and the energy is released in the form of heart and light in this process luciferase functions as?
an enzyme
