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Dinoflagelletes bioluminesce by the light-producing chemical reaction called chemiluminescence. The main enzyme involved in bioluminescence is the luciferase and luciferin which is a chlorophyll erived tertrapyrrole ring that acts as substrate to the reaction. Dinoflagelletes produce light when they are mechanically disturbed. They are also known as fire plants due to this light-emitting characteristic.
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Dinoflagelletes bioluminesce by the light-producing chemical reaction called chemiluminescence. The main enzyme involved in bioluminescence is the luciferase and luciferin which is a chlorophyll erived tertrapyrrole ring that acts as substrate to the reaction. Dinoflagelletes produce light when they are mechanically disturbed. They are also known as fire plants due to this light-emitting characteristic.
