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. 1961 Aug;47(8):1129–1134. doi: 10.1073/pnas.47.8.1129

STEREOSPECIFICITY AND FIREFLY BIOLUMINESCENCE, A COMPARISON OF NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC LUCIFERINS

H H Seliger ^1,^*, W D McElroy ^1,^*, E H White ^1,^†, G F Field ^1,^†

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