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.

Chemical data
Molecular Weight Chemical Formula
280.3158 C11H8N2O3S2

Luciferin molecular model built with Molymod Atoms & Bonds

Parts
P/NDescriptionQTY
60150EAtom, Molymod, white (hydrogen), hemisphere, 19mm8
60200EAtom, Molymod, red (oxygen), 2 hole, 105 degrees3
60201EAtom, Molymod, yellow (sulfur), 2 hole, 105 degrees, 23mm2
60311EAtom, Molymod, blue (nitrogen), 3 hole, 120 degrees, 23mm1
60400EAtom, Molymod, black (carbon), 4 hole, 109.5 degrees, 23mm11
60401EAtom, Molymod, blue (nitrogen), 4 hole, 109.5 deg., 23mm1
61012EBond, Molymod, grey (single), 20mm14
61013EBond, Molymod, grey (double/triple), 35mm12
61015EBond, Molymod, opaque, 2mm (for spacefilling models)8
Synonyms
  • IUPAC Name: (4R)-2-(6-hydroxy-1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid
  • InChI=1S/C11H8N2O3S2/c14-5-1-2-6-8(3-5)18-10(12-6)9-13-7(4-17-9)11(15)16/h1-3,7,14H,4H2,(H,15,16)/t7-/m0/s1
  • InChIKey: BJGNCJDXODQBOB-ZETCQYMHSA-N
  • SMILES: C1[C@H](N=C(S1)C2=NC3=C(S2)C=C(C=C3)O)C(=O)O
  • CAS: 34500-31-7
  • firefly luciferin