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Biosynthesis of Firefly Luciferin in Adult Lantern: Decarboxylation of ʟ-Cysteine is a Key Step for Benzothiazole Ring Formation in Firefly Luciferin Synthesis

Table 3

Relative isotopic peak intensities (%) of the parent and its fragment mass from firefly luciferin in the lantern extracts after injecting ʟ-Cys[1-¹³C] or ʟ-Cys[3-¹³C] with 1,4-hydroquinone into the adult of L. lateralis.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084023.t003