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Characterization of an anthraquinone fluor from the bioluminescent, pelagic polychaete Tomopteris

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العنوان: Characterization of an anthraquinone fluor from the bioluminescent, pelagic polychaete Tomopteris
المؤلفون: Francis, Warren R., Powers, Meghan L., Haddock, Steven H. D.
المساهمون: National Institutes of Health, David and Lucile Packard Foundation
المصدر: Luminescence ; volume 29, issue 8, page 1135-1140 ; ISSN 1522-7235 1522-7243
بيانات النشر: Wiley
سنة النشر: 2014
المجموعة: Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref)
الوصف: Tomopteris is a cosmopolitan genus of polychaetes. Many species produce yellow luminescence in the parapodia when stimulated. Yellow bioluminescence is rare in the ocean, and the components of this luminescent reaction have not been identified. Only a brief description, half a century ago, noted fluorescence in the parapodia with a remarkably similar spectrum to the bioluminescence, which suggested that it may be the luciferin or terminal light‐emitter. Here, we report the isolation of the fluorescent yellow–orange pigment found in the luminous exudate and in the body of the animals. Liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry revealed the mass to be 270 m / z with a molecular formula of C 15 H 10 O 5 , which ultimately was shown to be aloe‐emodin, an anthraquinone previously found in plants. We speculate that aloe‐emodin could be a factor for resonant‐energy transfer or the oxyluciferin for Tomopteris bioluminescence. © 2014 The Authors. Luminescence published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
DOI: 10.1002/bio.2671
DOI: 10.1002/bio.2671/fullpdf
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1002/bio.2671Test
حقوق: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0Test/
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.FE05A727
قاعدة البيانات: BASE