ABSTRACT

Bioluminescence, the emission of visible light by living organisms, has called the attention of humanity since ancient times. In a broad sense, bioluminescence includes all kinds of light emissions by livingorganisms,includingbioÀuorescence,delayedluminescence,andultraweakchemiluminescence. However,strictlyspeaking,bioluminescenceisde©nedasane¿cientenzyme-catalyzedchemiluminescence for biological purposes.