Mechanisms of protein fluorophore formation and engineering

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 557-562

  Miyawaki, Atsushi ^a   Nagai, Takeharu ^a   Mizuno, Hideaki ^a  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN DSRED; TRIPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHROMATOPHORE; COLOR; FLUORESCENCE; ILLUMINATION; JELLYFISH; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN VARIANT; REVIEW;

AEQUOREA; AEQUOREA VICTORIA; ANTHOZOA; SCYPHOZOA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0142138258     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(03)00097-8     Document Type: Review

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