Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein: Photostability
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...fluorophore primarily depends on the excitation power and the excitation wavelength. A fluorophore is less...bleach when it is excited off the peak wavelength, since it will absorb the excitation light less efficiently...decreasing the power of the excitation light reduces the number of excitation/emission cycles per unit of...acquired at low excitation powers. Note, however, that, at a 14-fold higher excitation power, the photostability...lightbulb or exchanging excitation filters). This avoids substantial changes in excitation power and will help...fluorescent proteins for live cell imaging can be excited many times, thereby producing a large number of...story. The photobleaching rate does not depend on excitation power in a linear fashion. This implies that ...