Efectos estéricos y electrónicos en cromóforos de proteínas fluorescentes verdes confinados en cápsulas

Anthony Baldridge1, Shampa R Samanta, Nithyanandhan Jayaraj

  • 1School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States.

Resumen

La emisión en los cromóforos de proteínas fluorescentes dentro de una cápsula de octaácido está controlada por efectos estereoelectrónicos. Estos efectos dependen de la posición, el volumen y las propiedades electrónicas de los sustituyentes, que influyen en el empaque molecular y la emisión de luz.

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