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Fluorescence spectroscopy relies on?

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UV light is absorbed and re-emitted at a longer wavelength (fluorescence

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in proteins which residue fluoresces

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, tryptophan fluoresces

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Commonly used in which 4 techniques?

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3˚ and 4˚ structures
Measuring distances
Catalytic studies
Fluorescence microscopy

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Excitation excites? and causes what?

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Excites the electron in a chromophore into a higher energy state.

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How do electrons return to ground state after excitation?

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Transition vibrations

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Rigid chromophores tend to have what type of transition vibrations?

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Limited range, not possible to return to ground state by vibrations alone.

Instead they undergo: radiative transition (They lose energy by radiation, or light …. A portion of the absorbed energy is re-emitted )

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Radiative transition?

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They lose energy by radiation, or light …. A portion of the absorbed energy is re-emitted

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Examples of natural fluorescent things?

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Fluorescent minerals
Aequoria Victoria (GFP)
Fluorescent fish

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Biophosphorescence

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needs initial light source to activate, but then continues to “glow” after the light source is removed

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Quinine?

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Added to tonic water in order to prevent malaria.

example of a fluorescent compound

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Quinine absorbs at?

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460nm

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Properties of fluorophores

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  • chromophore
  • delocalised electrons - intense U.V. absorption bands
  • ridged
  • short excited state
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Mechanism in which fluorescence is measured?

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Quantum yield

where, Q= No. of photons emitted/” absorbed

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Maximum q value?

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1

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Q is affected by:

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Internal factors: distribution of vibrational levels

External factors: quenching

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Still large q value?

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0.1

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Fluorophores are sensitive to?

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environments»> quenched

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most useful emission spectra?

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Trp q= 0.13

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fluorescent tags method of detecting proteins ??

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The protein of interest is cloned into a vector, so that when it is expressed, it is attached to the fluorescent protein.
When cells are transfected with the DNA (a), when the protein of interest is expressed, so will the fluorescent protein and this can be detected by microscopy.

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ethidium bromide is ??? how it works

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tag ,

intercalates between the bases of DNA, and glows under UV lights – you can use a UV light box to see DNA bands on a gel

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Ethidum bromide issue? therefore ?

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carcinogen, often replaced with SYBR green

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Fluorescin?

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tag

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Acridine orange works by?

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Tag again

intercalates between bases of DNA – used as a cell-cycle marker

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Spectrofluorimeter works by?

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light source
passes through a monochromator (which splits the beam of light into different wavelengths)
through a sample (Light (uv) absorbed then emitted at a longer wavelength which is detected by a photomultiplier)

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Why are two monochromators required in a Spectrofluorimeter
1. To select wavelength of light required for excitation | 2. To select for the wavelength of emitted light
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At what angle is the emitted radiation detected at?WHY?
The emitted radiation is detected at 90 degrees to the direction of the incident light beam … this is to avoid inadvertent detection of the incident beam.
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Cuvette most have what property in order to allow what?
the cuvette must have 4 clear sides to allow light through
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Uses of fluorescent spectroscopy
Structural studies – tertiary and quaternary protein structure Using tryptophan FRET: Measuring distances within proteins and complexes Binding / catalytic studies using a fluorescent substrate Fluorescence microscopy
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What qualities within the quaternary structure of proteins can be detected using Structural fluorescence spectroscopy
Folding / conformational state / monomer association / ligand binding
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changes in structure can cause what to happen to tryptophan fluorescence?
changes in intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence (used as a reporter group)
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When does tryptophan fluoress more?
it fluoresces more when it becomes buried as it is less quenched by water. Less exposed to the solvent. Shorter wavelength
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Emission wavelength is dependent on?
the emission wavelength is dependent on the environment of trp
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Tryptophan absorption and emission range
tryptophan has an abs max of 280nm, and emission peak from 300-350nm
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Environmental factors effecting emission peak of tryptophan
Solvent polarity (exposure to aqueous phase) Proximity of protonated groups such as Asp or Glu Quenching by iodine, acrylamide and nearby disulphide groups Quenching by nearby electron deficient groups like –NH3, -CO2H and protonated histidine residues
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Unfolding kinetics can be used to?
Can be used to study the kinetics of folding / unfolding protein.
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The most common methods in order to inflict unfolding of a protein
chaotropic agents= change in pH
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As a protein unfolds?
Tryptophan fluorescent intensity and maximum emission wavelength changes
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FRET stands for ?
fluorescent or Förster resonance energy transfer
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FRET does what?
measures distances within proteins
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FRET works by ?
Energy being transferred by resonance
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Usually FRET works with?
engineered flours rather than trp
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When can FRET occur?
can occur when emission spectrum of one fluorophore overlaps with the absorbance spectrum of a second fluorophore
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Distance which is best appropriate for FRET?
occurs best when distance between fluorophores is 10-80A
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The FRET efficiency depends on:
1. The distance between the donor and acceptor 2. The spectral overlap of the donor emission spectrum and the acceptor absorption spectrum 3. The relative orientation of the donor emission dipole moment and the acceptor absorption dipole moment
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Uses of FRET?
1. Spectroscopic ruler 2. Can probe topology of membrane proteins 3. Can study movement in contractile proteins 4. Can determine changes upon receptor-ligand binding
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Advantages of FRET?
quick and simple
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Limitation of FRET?
``` Limited range (10-80Å) Need two fluorophores (trp often used as a donor, often the acceptor is engineered) Engineering a fluorophore that doesn’t alter the system that you’re studying is a challenge. ```
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In ligand binding/catalytic studies what Is fluorescently labelled
Substate/ligand
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When the substate/ ligand binds
change in fluorescent (either cause or take away)
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Fluorometers work by?
The light source excites the fluorescent tag which is detected by detector
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LIGAND BINDING KINETICS
CAN CALCULATE KD AND RECEPTOR AFFINITIES
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How does fluorescence microscopy work?
The fluorescent tag (e.g. GFP / FITC) on the antibody is excited by the specified wavelength of light from the light source, which is directed to the sample
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How Is fluorescence microscopy detected?
The emitted light travels to the eyepiece (and camera) which it is photographed.
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Why are membranes difficult to study?
Expressing and purifying in membrane is tricky Crystallising in membrane is difficult Too large for NMR Electron microscopy is improving
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Chloroplast coupling factor catalyses?
synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and inorganic phosphate in the thylakoids of higher plants

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