CypridinaLuciferin,alsoknownasVargulaLuciferinorVargulin
[CypridinawasfirstcharacterizedbyDrOsamuandAkemiShimomurafrom"UmiHotaru"JapaneseSeaFirefliesin1966.Thesearebottomdwellingostracodsthatemitalightstreamintowaterwhendisturbedpresumablytodeterpredation.CypridinaLuciferasewasfirstclonedbyEricThompson,andS.NagataunderFredTsujiinJapan1989. Cypridinaisa555aminoacid,62.171KDaproteinthatoxidizestheluciferintoproducebluelightat462nmEmMax.TheadvantageofusingtheCypridnasystem:itdoesnotcrossreactwithCoelenterazineorFireflyd-Luciferinsoitmaybeusedinmultiplexassays,brighterthenFireflyLuciferase.]
CompoundID: | VargulinorCypridinahilgendorfiLuciferin |
IUPACName: | 2-[3-[2-[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-6-(1H-indol-3-yl)-3-oxo-7H-imidazo [2,1-c]pyrazin-8-yl]propyl]guanidine |
MolecularFormula: | C22H27N7O |
MW: | 405.5 |
Structure: |
HowToUseCypridina
CertificateofAnalysis MSDS HPLC NMR
Theluciferinisshippedasfiltered,lyophilized,batchcontrolledsubstrate
in500µgand1mg(2x500µg)and10mgs(2x5mg)aliquot.
Theadvantagesoflyophilizedluciferinsare:
- pre-aliquotedinsmallamounts,freshsubstrateforeverysetofexperiments
- longshelf-life(packedunderArgon)
- fastertodissolveduetoitsfinecrystalstructure
- consistentqualitybetweenaliquotes
Shipping:viaFedExorUPSatRT,overnightor2nddelivery.Storeat-20Corbelow.