HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND AND PHOTOGENIC SUBSTRATE FOR PHOTOGENIC BEETLE LUCIFERASE PHOTOGENIC SYSTEM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heterocyclic compound having a structure similar to the Photinus pyralis luciferin to be utilized as a photogenic substrate for the photogenic beetle luciferase photogenic system.;SOLUTION: The heterocyclic compound is represented by formula (A) or (B) (wherein X is one kind selected from the group consisting of sulfur, oxygen, an imino group, and a methylene group, and Y is any one of sulfur, oxygen, and a methylene group).;COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI