Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET
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Blog Post
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June 27, 2017, 1:03 p.m.
...donor fluorophore to the acceptor fluorophore. The typical steps in FRET are:
1. Donor fluorophore excitation...excited fluorophore, FRET involves a non-radiative transfer of energy (i.e. no emitted photons) from the...absorption of a photon
2. Energy transfer from the excited donor directly to the acceptor fluorophore--think of... of it as a virtual photon
3. Relaxation of the acceptor fluorophore back to its ground state by emission...acceptor fluorophores must be compatible, such that the emission spectrum of the donor fluorophore overlaps...emission of a photon with wavelength specific to the acceptor
In order for FRET to occur several constraints...with the excitation spectrum of the acceptor fluorophore. Otherwise the energy transferred from the donor...