Single-molecule three-color FRET

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1328-1337

  Hohng, Sungchul ^a   Joo, Chirlmin ^a   Ha, Taekjip ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CY3 DYE; CY5 DYE; CY5.5 DYE; FLUORESCENT DYE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BIOMOLECULE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUOROPHORE; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 4143071283     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.043935     Document Type: Article

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