Coelenterazine

Coelenterazine
Coelenterazine
Identifiers
CAS number 55779-48-1 N
PubChem 2830
ChemSpider 2728 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:2311 YesY
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Properties
Molecular formula C26H21N3O3
Molar mass 423.463
Appearance orange-yellow crystals
Melting point

175-178°C

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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Coelenterazine is the luciferin, the light-emitting molecule, found in many aquatic organisms across seven phyla.[1] It is the substrate in many luciferases and photoproteins including Renilla reniformis luciferase (Rluc), Gaussia luciferase (Gluc), aequorin, and obelin.

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History

Coelenterazine was simultaneously isolated and characterized by two groups studying the luminescent organisms sea pansy (Renilla reniformis) and the coelenterate Aequorea victoria, respectively.[2][3] Both groups unknowingly discovered that the same compound was used in both luminescent systems, however the name of the molecule was given after the coelenterate. Likewise, the two main metabolites - coelenteramide and coelenteramine - were named after their respective functional groups.

Occurrence

Coelenterazine is widely found in marine organisms including:

The compound has also been isolated from organisms that are not luminescent, such as the Atlantic herring and several shrimp species including Pandalus borealis and Pandalus platyuros.

Properties

Coelenterazine can be crystallized into orange-yellow crystals. The molecule absorbs light in the ultraviolet and visible spectrum, with peak absorption at 435 nm in methanol, giving the molecule a yellow color. The molecule spontaneously oxidizes in aerobic conditions or in some organic solvents such as dimethylformamide and DMSO and is preferentially stored in methanol or with an inert gas.

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