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Firefly Lantern Extract

Name: Firefly Lantern Extract
Brand: SIGMA

for ATP determination

Synonym(s):

FLE

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NACRES:

NA.81

UNSPSC Code:

12352202

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solution

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Properties

Quality Segment

200

form

solution

packaging

pkg of 250 mg dried lanterns

technique(s)

protein detection: suitable, toxicology assay: suitable

storage temp.

−20°C

Description

General description

The bioluminescent organism, Photinus pyralis firefly is the source of firefly lantern extract. The luciferase enzyme is 60 kDa enzyme which lacks prosthetic group and bound metal in its structure. The N-terminal harbors residues crucial for the bioluminescent activity and the C-terminal possess peroxisome targeting motif.

Application

Firefly Lantern Extract has been used in the detection of ATP concentrations by bioluminescence flash analysis in seawater samples, bioluminescence assay in river sediments samples, marine sediments and in quantifying extracellular ATP in red blood cells.

Fireflies have been used in several studies of bioluminescence. In particular they may be used in assays to determine toxicity pathways because bioluminescence can quantitatively measure a wide range of biological activities.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Firefly Lantern Extract containing luciferase catalyzes oxidative decarboxylation of luciferin (LH2) in the presence of ATP, oxygen and Mg²⁺ to yield a light-emitter oxyluciferin.

Preparation Note

After reconstitution with 25 mL of water, vial will contain 0.06 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.4, and 0.02 M MgSO₄^.

Other Notes

Crude luciferin and luciferase

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This Item	F6303	L9420	SCT154
Sigma-Aldrich FLE250 Firefly Lantern Extract	Sigma-Aldrich F6303 Firefly Lantern Extract	Sigma-Aldrich L9420 Luciferase from Photinus pyralis (firefly)	Sigma-Aldrich SCT154 Firefly Luciferase Assay
description for ATP determination	description pkg of 100 mg	description recombinant, expressed in E. coli, buffered aqueous solution, ≥10×10¹⁰ units/mg protein	description Flash-type luciferase assay designed for simple and efficient quantitation of firefly luciferase reporter enzyme activity from cultured cells with high sensitivity and linearity.
technique(s) toxicology assay: suitable	technique(s) toxicology assay: suitable	technique(s) -	technique(s) cell based assay: suitable
form solution	form solid	form buffered aqueous solution	form -
storage temp. −20°C	storage temp. −20°C	storage temp. −20°C	storage temp. -65 to -96°C
Quality Level 200	Quality Level 200	Quality Level 200	Quality Level -
packaging pkg of 250 mg dried lanterns	packaging pkg of 100 mg	packaging -	packaging -

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11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point (°F)

Not applicable

Flash Point (°C)

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