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Noctilucin vs Noctilucine - What's the difference?

noctilucin | noctilucine | Alternative forms |

Noctilucin is an alternative form of noctilucine.


As nouns the difference between noctilucin and noctilucine

is that noctilucin is (zoology) a fat-like substance in certain marine animals, giving them their phosphorescent properties while noctilucine is (biochemistry) a nitrogenous substance in fireflies, glowworms and marine animals, supposedly responsible for their luminescence.

noctilucin

English

Noun

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  • (zoology) A fat-like substance in certain marine animals, giving them their phosphorescent properties.

    • noctilucine

    English

    Alternative forms

    * noctilucin

    Noun

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  • (biochemistry) A nitrogenous substance in fireflies, glowworms and marine animals, supposedly responsible for their luminescence.

    • Usage notes

    *The bioluminescence is now known to be caused by the action of the enzyme luciferase acting on luciferin.