Quenching Mechanism of Mechanically Compressed Green Fluorescent Protein Studied by CASSCF/AM1

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Published 1 September 2006 Copyright (c) 2006 The Japan Society of Applied Physics
, , Citation Qi Gao et al 2006 Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 45 L929 DOI 10.1143/JJAP.45.L929

1347-4065/45/9L/L929

Abstract

"Atomic force microscopy (AFM) compression simulation" approach together with "CASSCF/AM1 ONIOM" model calculation method is used for investigating the quenching mechanism of the luminescence in green fluorescent protein (GFP). Our results show that the electronic properties and steric conformations of the chromophore's neighboring residues strongly influence the photo decay behaviors in GFP.

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10.1143/JJAP.45.L929