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==On Bioluminescence== | ==On Bioluminescence== | ||
* ''"The actual mechanism used to produce the bright blue light emanated by marine dinoflagellates is one of the fastest cellular responses known to science. The time from stimulus to the emission of light is less than 20 milliseconds!"'' (Sarah Bottorff, 2017). | * ''"The actual mechanism used to produce the bright blue light emanated by marine dinoflagellates is one of the fastest cellular responses known to science. The time from stimulus to the emission of light is less than 20 milliseconds!"'' (Sarah Bottorff, 2017). | ||
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* ''"The one thing that almost all bioluminescent reactions have in common is the necessity of a substance referred to as ‘luciferin’."'' (Lydia Kammler, 2013) | * ''"The one thing that almost all bioluminescent reactions have in common is the necessity of a substance referred to as ‘luciferin’."'' (Lydia Kammler, 2013) | ||
* ''"The term ‘luciferin’ derives from the Latin word ‘lucifer’, which means ‘light-bringer’. This appropriate description points out that the luciferin molecules are the key substance for the bioluminescence reaction. It is an organic compound that occurs in almost all luminous organisms and provides the energy for the light emitting reaction by being oxidized and promoted to an excited product state."'' (Lydia Kammler, 2013) | * ''"The term ‘luciferin’ derives from the Latin word ‘lucifer’, which means ‘light-bringer’. This appropriate description points out that the luciferin molecules are the key substance for the bioluminescence reaction. It is an organic compound that occurs in almost all luminous organisms and provides the energy for the light emitting reaction by being oxidized and promoted to an excited product state."'' (Lydia Kammler, 2013) | ||
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=====From the article ''Bioluminescence Explained'' by Sarah Bottorff on Carolina website===== | |||
==Sources and documentation== | |||
*Bottorff, Sarah. [https://www.carolina.com/teacher-resources/Interactive/bioluminescence-explained/tr45753.tr ''Bioluminescence Explained'']. 2017. | |||
*Kammler, Lydia. ''Physicochemical Analysis of Bacterial and Firefly Bioluminescence'', Bonn-Duisdorf. Bonn: 2013. | |||
*Carolina Biological Supply. [https://www.carolina.com/teacher-resources/Interactive/living-organism-care-guide-bioluminescent-dinoflagellates/tr41209.tr ''Pyrocystis fusiformis - Living Care Information''] |