“…In general, bioluminescence is produced through chemical reactions in which substrates, called luciferins, and enzymes, called luciferases, are involved in the production of light (Shimomura, 2006). Biochemical studies revealed that the firefly luciferin, (4S)-4,5-dihydro-2-(6-hydroxy-2-benzothiazolyl)-4-thiazolecarboxylic acid, is structurally identical between P. pyralis and L. cruciata (White et al, 1961;Kishi et al, 1968). It is believed that the luciferin structure is the same among all lampyrid species (Seliger and McElroy, 1964).…”