The bioluminescence of Henlea sp. earthworms is enhanced by low-molecular weight cofactors termed ActH and ActS. The compounds were purified from earthworm extracts and investigated by NMR and HRMS. ActH was identified as cofactor F0, ActS turned out as sulfated ActH. The project is performed in colllaboration with Institute of Biophysics, Krasnoyarsk Research Center, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Further details could be found on Org Biomol Chem website.
Mechanism of coelenterazine chromophore photoinactivation from Beroe abissycola photoprotein is proposed
New paper in Organic Letters made in collaboration with Photobiology Lab from Institute of Biophysics SB RAS (Krasnoyarsk, Russia) describes the elucidation of the mechanism of Beroe abyssicola photoprotein photoinactivation. See here.