Aptly enough, glowworms light up their underworld with a pair of chemicals that have a satanic etymology—luciferins and luciferases, after the Latin for “light bringer.”
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Luciferase
Synonyms for "luciferase" (10 found)
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4 translations across 4 languages.
Esperanto
1 entries- luciferazo noun (biochemistry: any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin)
Finnish
1 entries- lusiferaasi noun (biochemistry: any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin)
French
1 entries- luciférase noun (biochemistry: any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin)
Polish
1 entries- lucyferaza noun (biochemistry: any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin)
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The novel coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Moderna does not contain luciferin, an organic compound involved in bioluminescence, or the enzyme luciferase, contrary to claims on social media.
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