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aminoluciferin

aminoluciferin noun: any amino derivative of luciferin.

Noun

aminoluciferin (plural aminoluciferins)

  1. Any amino derivative of luciferin
    • If caspases 3 and/or 7 are active, the substrate is cleaved and aminoluciferin will be emitted.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, volume 10, →DOI

Forms of aminoluciferin

pluralaminoluciferins

Origin of aminoluciferin

From amino- + luciferin.

Questions about aminoluciferin

What does aminoluciferin mean?
Aminoluciferin means any amino derivative of luciferin.
What part of speech is aminoluciferin?
Aminoluciferin is a noun.
What is the plural of aminoluciferin?
The plural of aminoluciferin is aminoluciferins.

Words near aminoluciferin in the dictionary

  1. aminolevulinic
  2. aminolevulinic acid
  3. aminolevulinic acids
  4. aminolipid
  5. aminolipids
  6. aminoluciferin
  7. aminoluciferins
  8. aminolyses
  9. aminolysis
  10. aminolytic
  11. aminomalononitrile

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