Fluorescent Analogues in Biological Research
Joseph R Lakowicz, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002981
Abstract
The information that can be obtained from a fluorescence measurement is influenced strongly by the spectral properties of
the fluorophores. A large variety of probes is now available which bind spontaneously to macromolecules, react covalently
with macromolecules, or display spectral changes in response to chemical species of interest.
Keywords: fluorophores; membrane probes; DNA probes; sensors
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