Molecular uniformity in biological catalyses. The enzymes concerned with firefly luciferin, amino acid, and fatty acid utilization are compared.

Adenine Nucleotides/metabolism Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism Amino Acids/metabolism Animals Catalysis Chemical Phenomena Chemistry, Physical Coenzyme A/metabolism Enzymes/metabolism Fatty Acids/metabolism Firefly Luciferin/metabolism Insecta Ligases/metabolism Luciferases/metabolism Luminescence Oxygen/metabolism RNA, Transfer/metabolism

Adenine Nucleotides Amino Acids Enzymes Fatty Acids Firefly Luciferin Adenosine Triphosphate RNA, Transfer Luciferases Ligases Oxygen Coenzyme A