Luciferin

Construct a 3D molecule model of the bioluminescent compound luciferin from genuine Molymod Model parts supplied by Indigo.

Practical Research Applications of Luciferin in Bioluminescent Imaging

Luciferin has found uses in cancer research, neuroscience, and microbiology to track cell activity in living organisms. The luciferin-luciferase reaction can help visualize tumor growth in animal models. Luciferase genes inserted into cells or organisms can be used to measure gene expression. This includes drug screening to detect promoter activity. ATP detection in microbiology can be used to measure bacterial contamination in food safety tests and medical diagnostics while environmental monitoring applications can be applied to track toxic pollutants by genetically engineering bacteria with the luciferase system.

A molecular model of Luciferin in the Molymod Hybrid Dome style uses the atoms & bonds in the parts list below. Our free 3D Molecular Model Builder shows other styles & allows for image rotation as an assembly guide.