Firefly luciferin
Created:
8/8/19
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23
92934-bas-color-print_NIH3DAtoms shown as ball-and-stick with standard colors. 3D printable, with caution, using certain 3D printers.
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Photinus luciferin is a 1,3-thiazolemonocarboxylic acid consisting of 3,5-dihydrothiophene-4-carboxylic acid having a 6-hydroxybenzothiazol-2-yl group at the 2-position. It has a role as a luciferin. It is a member of benzothiazoles, a 1,3-thiazolemonocarboxylic acid and an imidothioate. It is a conjugate acid of a Photinus luciferin(1-). It is an enantiomer of an ent-Photinus luciferin.
