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BS 47
BS 47
Emission
Light Source Excitation Wavelength
Polarizer
Selection
Emission
Wavelength
Computer Selection
Detector
Natural fluorophores:
• Polyaromatic hydrocarbons
• Vitamin A, E
• Coenzymes (FAD, FMN, NADH)
• Carotenes
• Quinine
• Steroids
• Aromatic aminoacids
• Nucleotides
• Fluorescent proteins –GFP (green fluorescent protein)
Fluorescent probes
• Protein conformation
• Membrane potential
• Membrane transport
• Membrane viscosity
• Enzymatic reactions
• DNA analysis
• Genetic engineering (manipulations)
• Immunochemical methods
• Cell proliferation and apoptosis