It is a chemiluminescence reaction that takes place in fireflies, producing a distinctive yellow-green emission. A substance called luciferin is oxidized using the catalyst enzyme luciferase ...

Priyom Bose holds a PhD in plant biology and biotechnology from the University of Madras, India. She is an experienced academic researcher and science writer. Priyom has co-authored several original ...

Bryan founded Pinetop, Ariz.-based Prolume to develop a line of glow-in-the-dark toys based on the luciferin/luciferase reaction, the same process behind firefly light and chemiluminescent assays. The ...

This light can come from a bioluminescent protein that produces light via a chemical reaction. “We tried firefly luciferase first, and it was very hard to do the conjugation,” says Rao.