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|Section2= |Section3= }} Vargulin, also called Cypridina luciferin or Vargula Luciferin, is the luciferin found in the ostracod ''Cypridina hilgendorfii'', also named ''Vargula hilgendorfii''. These bottom dwelling ostracods emit a light stream into water when disturbed presumably to deter predation. Vargulin is also used by the midshipman fish, Porichthys. == History == A partial extraction procedure was developed in 1935 which involved reacting the compound with benzoyl chloride to allow it to be separated from the water-soluble components. The compound was first isolated and purified to crystals by Osamu Shimomura. The structure of the compound was confirmed some years later. Feeding experiments suggest that the compound is synthesized in the animal from three amino-acids: tryptophan, isoleucine, and arginine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vargulin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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