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"Fluorophores"
Keywords:
gfp
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unnatural
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wavelength
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peptide
,
irradiated
Chemical structures that absorb light and emit light at a longer wavelength. A number of proteins, such as GFP, make an unnatural peptide bond, thereby creating a structure that acts as a fluorophore.
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Molecules that produce a fluorescent emission when irradiated with light at a suitable excitation wavelength.
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