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Firefly luciferin

Compounds
Firefly luciferin is the luciferin, or light-emitting compound, used for the firefly, railroad worm, starworm, and click-beetle bioluminescent systems. It is the substrate of luciferase, which is responsible for the characteristic yellow light... Wikipedia
Formula: C11H8N2O3S2
Molar mass: 280.32 g·mol−1
Absorbance: ε330 = 18.2 mM−1 cm−1
UV-vis (λmax): 330 nm (neutral and somewhat acidic aqueous solutions)