Synthesized blue fluorescent protein analogue with tunable colors from excited-state intramolecular proton transfer through an N- H···N hydrogen bond

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 92-98

  Fang, Xinxiu ^a   Wang, Yan ^b   Wang, Dan ^b   Zhao, Guiyan ^a   Zhang, Wenwen ^a   Ren, Aimin ^b   Wang, Haiyu ^b   Xu, Jingwei ^a   Gao, Bing Rong ^b   Yang, Wei ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

dual fluorescent emission; excited state intramolecular proton transfer; fluorescence quantum yield; fluorescence up conversion; green fluorescent protein; proton transfer rate

Indexed keywords

EXCITED-STATE INTRAMOLECULAR PROTON TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE QUANTUM YIELD; FLUORESCENT EMISSION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; UP-CONVERSION;

CHROMOPHORES; COMPLEXATION; EXCITED STATES; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULES; PROTEINS; PROTON TRANSFER; QUANTUM YIELD;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 84891774503     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz402280w     Document Type: Article

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