The Chemistry of Bioluminescence in Deep Sea Fish
In short: Bioluminescence is a chemical reaction where organisms produce light by reacting a substrate called luciferin with oxygen, often catalyzed by the enzyme luciferase.
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Sources used in this film: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “A Comprehensive Exploration of Bioluminescence Systems, Mechanisms, and Advanced Assays for Versatile Applications”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Marine eukaryote bioluminescence: a review of species and their functional biology”; The Ocean Portal Team, “Bioluminescence”; NOAA Ocean Exploration, “What is bioluminescence? - NOAA Ocean Exploration”.
Sources used in this film
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — A Comprehensive Exploration of Bioluminescence Systems, Mechanisms, and Advanced Assays for Versatile Applications · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Marine eukaryote bioluminescence: a review of species and their functional biology · View →
- The Ocean Portal Team — Bioluminescence · View →
- NOAA Ocean Exploration — What is bioluminescence? - NOAA Ocean Exploration · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: PMC (PubMed Central) / National Center for Biotechnology Information: A Comprehensive Exploration of Bioluminescence Systems, Mechanisms, and Advanced Assays for Versatile Applications
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Marine eukaryote bioluminescence: a review of species and their functional biology
- Also: Smithsonian Ocean: Bioluminescence
- Also: NOAA Ocean Exploration: What is bioluminescence? - NOAA Ocean Exploration
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