This is false. The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine does not contain luciferase. What Is Luciferase? This is not the first time that "luciferase" has been used to create fear over the COVID-19 vaccines ...

You need some sort of luciferin, a molecule that can emit light. And you need an enzyme, luciferase, to trigger that reaction like the snapping of a glowstick.

Luciferase is an enzyme that causes luciferin, an organic compound, to release light, and this release of light gives luciferase and luciferin their names.

The novel coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Moderna does not contain luciferin, an organic compound involved in bioluminescence, or the enzyme luciferase, contrary to claims on social media ...

The synthetic firefly luciferase substrate CycLuc1 offers brighter bioluminescence and improved imaging in mouse models at lower doses than the standard D-luciferin.

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In the mushrooms, luciferase catalyzes a reaction between atmospheric oxygen and luciferin. This produces oxyluciferin, a highly excited state of luciferin.

Luciferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies, producing oxyluciferin and enabling fireflies to emit light.

The most common example of the work of luciferase is found in fireflies. Luciferase enzymes and luciferin compounds were discovered in the late 19th century by French scientist Raphaël Dubois.

From The Merck Index, 10th edition: “Light emission in the American firefly, Photinus pyralis, has been shown to involve the interaction of magnesium ion, oxygen, ATP [the coenzyme adenosine ...

Reuters Fact Check previously debunked social media posts falsely claiming COVID-19 vaccines contain luciferin or luciferase here . The patent mentioned in the posts is visible here and here .