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Who coined the terms ‘luciferin’ and ‘luciferase’?

(a) McElroy

(b) DuBois

(c) Stanley

(d) Hysert

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This interesting question is from Microbiology topic in portion Yeast Management & Microbiology of Fermentation Technology

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Right answer is (b) DuBois

The explanation: DuBois coined the terms luciferin and luciferase for, respectively, the reaction’s substrate and enzyme. He also demonstrated that a crude extract of fireflies emitted light that eventually faded and disappeared and called the phenomena as ATP bioluminescence.

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