Energy transfer between CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots and fluorescent proteins

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1705-1708

  Hering, Vitor R ^a   Gibson, Gary ^b   Schumacher, Robert I ^a   Faljoni Alario, Adelaide ^a   Politi, Mário J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; ENERGY TRANSFER; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; PROTEINS; QUENCHING; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

CDSE/ZNS CORE/SHELL; CDSE/ZNS QUANTUM DOTS; CORE/SHELL QUANTUM DOTS; DONOR-ACCEPTOR PAIRS; ENERGY-TRANSFER; FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; PROTEIN FAMILY; RED-EMITTING;

FORSTER RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; QUANTUM DOT;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING;

EID: 36849090749     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc700147j     Document Type: Article

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