Description
Coelenterazineisaluciferin-relatedcompoundfoundinaquaticorganisms;itisoxidizedbyRenillaluciferase,anenzymederivedfromtheseapansy,andthisreactioncanbeusedtomeasureavarietyofactivitiesincellularoranimalmodelswhenluciferaseisusedasareportergene.Coelenterazineisoneoftwocomponentsofaequorin,acalcium-sensitivephotoproteinfoundinbioluminescentjellyfish.Duringtheoxidation,peaklightemissionoccursatapproximately469nm,yieldingabluecolor.BecausecoelenterazineoxidizesinorganicsolventssuchasDMSO,itispreferablystoredinmethanolorwithinertgases.