| 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.