Fluorescent Proteins 101: When GFP lets you down
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Blog Post
Published
Aug. 23, 2018, 12:05 p.m.
...to be examined on a case-by-case basis.
GFP is sensitive to acid
The chromophore of GFP can exist in a ...determined in vitro by measuring the fluorescence intensity of purified protein at different acid concentrations... its fluorescence and therefore GFP cannot be downsized by deleting residues. Only about 10 amino acids...