Isolation and properties of the luciferase stored in the ovary of the scyphozoan medusa periphylla periphylla.(Statistical Data Included) From: The Biological Bulletin | Date: December 1, 2001| Author: Bryan, Bruce; Flood, Per R.; Inouye, Satoshi; Shimomura, Akemi; Shimomura, Osamu | COPYRIGHT 2001 Marine Biological Laboratory. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Osamu Shimomura (1)(*)

Per R. Flood (2)

Satoshi Inouye (3)

Bruce Bryan (4)

Akemi Shimomura (1)

Abstract. Bioluminescence of the medusa Periphylla is based on the oxidation of coelenterazine catalyzed by luciferase. Periphylla has two types of luciferase: the soluble form luciferase L, which causes the exumbrellar bioluminescence display of the medusa, and the insoluble aggregated form, which is stored as particulate material ...

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