| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
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| Research Abstract |
We found that firefly luciferin is biosynthesized from one molecule of hydroquinone/benzoquinone and two molecules of L-cysteine in the adult firefly, accompanied by the decarboxylation of L-cysteine. Furthermore, we could not detect hydroquinone/benzoquinone, but significant amount of arbutin, a glycosilated 'non toxic' form of hydroquinone, in firefly.
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