UniProt functional annotation for P08659

UniProt code: P08659.

Organism: Photinus pyralis (Common eastern firefly) (Lampyris pyralis).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Neoptera; Endopterygota; Coleoptera; Polyphaga; Elateriformia; Elateroidea; Lampyridae; Lampyrinae; Photinus.
 
Function: Produces green light with a wavelength of 562 nm. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q26304}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=ATP + firefly D-luciferin + O2 = AMP + CO2 + diphosphate + firefly oxyluciferin + hnu; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:10732, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:16526, ChEBI:CHEBI:16792, ChEBI:CHEBI:30212, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:58038, ChEBI:CHEBI:456215; EC=1.13.12.7; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q26304};
Cofactor: Name=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420;
Subcellular location: Peroxisome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:3554235}.
Similarity: Belongs to the ATP-dependent AMP-binding enzyme family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.