scintillon
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scintillon
- The mechanism for particulate-based bioluminescence.
- 1970, Per Halldal, Photobiology of Microorganisms, page 436:
- There are two separately isolatable systems: the particulate (scintillon) system and the soluble system.
- 1990, Journal of Cell Science - Volume 95, Issues 1-4, page 322:
- Schematic representation of scintillon structure and localization, along with the proposed mechanism for triggering the bioluminescent flash of Gonyaulax.
- 1992, United States. Office of Naval Research, Naval research reviews - Volumes 44-45, page 27:
- The proton influx from the acidic vacuole to the dense body of the scintillon thus triggers the flash.
- 2005, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States:
- LBP binds luciferin at pH 8.0 but not at pH 6.3 (10); upon acidification of the scintillon, the luciferin is therefore released for reaction with an activated LCF.