Bioluminescence is a phenomenon that has fascinated mankind for centuries. Today the
phenomenon and its sibling, chemiluminescence, have impacted society with a number of …

The chemical reactions underlying the emission of light in fireflies and other bioluminescent
beetles are some of the most thoroughly studied processes by scientists worldwide. Despite …

▪ Abstract Bacteria and fungi use large multifunctional enzymes, the so-called nonribosomal
peptide synthetases (NRPSs), to produce peptides of broad structural and biological activity …

Land plants constantly respond to fluctuations in their environment. Part of their response is
the production of a diverse repertoire of specialized metabolites. One of the foremost …

“Suffering so great as I underwent cannot be expressed in words... but the blank whirlwind of
emotion, the horror of great darkness, and the sense of desertion by God and man, which …

It is generally thought that many drug molecules are transported across biological
membranes via passive diffusion at a rate related to their lipophilicity. However, the types of …

Human serum albumin (HSA) is one of the most abundant proteins in the circulatory system
and plays a key role in the transport of fatty acids, metabolites, and drugs. For many drugs …

Fireflies communicate with each other by emitting yellow-green to yellow-orange brilliant
light. The bioluminescence reaction, which uses luciferin, Mg-ATP and molecular oxygen to …

Luciferases are the enzymes that catalyze the reactions that produce light in
bioluminescence. Whereas the oxidative mechanism which leads to light emission is similar …

The molecular mechanisms of general anaesthetics have remained largely obscure since
their introduction into clinical practice just over 150 years ago. This review describes the …