Spectral fluctuation of a single fluorophore conjugated to a protein molecule

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1561-1569

  Wazawa, Tetsuichi ^a   Ishii, Yoshiharu ^a   Funatsu, Takashi ^a,c   Yanagida, Toshio ^a,b  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; GLASS; METHANOL; MYOSIN SUBFRAGMENT 1; PROTEIN; RHODAMINE; SOLVENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONJUGATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0034049353     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76708-7     Document Type: Article

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