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Acacia Jurkowski1, Dhruv Sitapara1, Austin Brown1

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, USA.

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PubMed
Summary

Researchers engineered a stable cyan fluorescent protein (CTP) by modifying a thermal green protein (TGP). The CTP 1.0 variant shows high quantum yield and improved stability, making it suitable for harsh conditions.

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cyan fluorescent proteinthermal green protein (TGP)thermostable

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