Bioluminescence

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001289",
  "term": "Bioluminescence",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The emission of light from a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction. This chemiluminescence process involves the oxidation of a substrate, luciferin, catalyzed by an enzyme, luciferase, which generates an excited-state product that decays by emitting a photon. The color of the emitted light, ranging from blue to red, depends on the specific chemical structures of the luciferin and luciferase involved.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "luminescence"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2230 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/bioluminescence/"
}