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Time-Resolved Fluorescence Anisotropy from Single Molecules for Characterizing Local Flexibility in Biomolecules
Published on: April 25, 2025
Recalling the effect of fluorescence anisotropy on the measurement of quantum yields
Gonzalo Angulo1, Pakorn Pasitsuparoad2
1Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland.
Abstract:
We present a quantitative analysis of the deviations introduced by the anisotropy of the fluorescence on the measurement of the quantum yield of emission. Errors of up to 40% can be encountered depending on the characteristics of both sample and apparatus. Additionally, we have analyzed the effect of anisotropy on the study of fluorescence quenching in Stern-Volmer experiments, and on the reconstruction of time-resolved emission spectra. We conclude that the use of polarizers is recommended provided they are well characterized.
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