5ibo

Structural highlights

Function

[LUCI_OPLGR] Catalytic subunit of oplophorus-luciferin 2-monooxygenase. Oxidoreductase that converts coelenterazine (the oplophorus luciferin) to coelenteramide under emission of blue light with a maximum at 454 nm. Is also active with bisdeoxycoelenterazine.^[1]

References

1. ↑ Inouye S, Watanabe K, Nakamura H, Shimomura O. Secretional luciferase of the luminous shrimp Oplophorus gracilirostris: cDNA cloning of a novel imidazopyrazinone luciferase(1). FEBS Lett. 2000 Sep 8;481(1):19-25. PMID:10984608