MCLA is a Cypridina luciferin analog that is used to detect superoxide generated by activated leukocytes and macrophages.1 It emits chemiluminescence near 654 nm by reaction with superoxide or singlet oxygen.1
1.Takahashi, A., Nakano, M., Mashiko, S., et al.The first observation of O2- generation in in situ lungs of rats treated with drugs to induce experimental acute respiratory distress syndromeFEBS Lett.261(2)369-372(1990)
















