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What is the bioluminescent matter present in jellyfishes and fireflies?
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One type of luciferin is called coelenterazine, found in jellyfish, shrimp, and fish. ... Laboratory experiments have demonstrated that if some animals don't get luciferin in their diet then they aren't luminescent. Organisms such as bacteria and fireflies have unique luminescent chemistries.
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The glow occurs when a substance called luciferin reacts with oxygen. This releases energy, and light is emitted. An enzyme called luciferase facilitates the reaction. Sometimes luciferin and luciferase are bound together with oxygen into a single molecule, or photoprotein.
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