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plural luciferases
(biochemistry) Any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin. quotations examples
Aptly enough, glowworms light up their underworld with a pair of chemicals that have a satanic etymology—luciferins and luciferases, after the Latin for “light bringer.”
2017 October 6, Ed Yong, “The Most Beautiful Death Trap”, in The Atlantic
The novel coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Moderna does not contain luciferin, an organic compound involved in bioluminescence, or the enzyme luciferase, contrary to claims on social media.
2021 May 6, “Fact Check-Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine does not contain luciferin or luciferase”, in Reuters