luciferin
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- Any of a class of polycyclic heterocycles that are responsible for the bioluminescence of fireflies, being converted to oxyluciferin by luciferase in the process.
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luciferasefireflyoxyluciferinoxiluciferinlusiferasenanoluciferaseluminopsinsiluciferaselucinigenlucifer yellowbiochemiluminescencelipooxygenaseluminaselipogenaselumazine synthasephotoprotein