Confined chromophores in tobacco mosaic virus to mimic green fluorescent protein

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Oct 21;51(82):15122-4. doi: 10.1039/c5cc05751e. Epub 2015 Sep 1.

Abstract

Due to the nano-confinement effect, grafting green fluorescent protein-like chromophores on the interior surface of tobacco mosaic virus can greatly enhance its fluorescence emission in various solvents.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Capsid Proteins / chemistry*
  • Ethylamines / chemistry
  • Ethylamines / radiation effects*
  • Ethyldimethylaminopropyl Carbodiimide / chemistry
  • Fluorescence
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Glutamic Acid / chemistry
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins / chemistry*
  • Light
  • Molecular Mimicry
  • Tobacco Mosaic Virus / chemistry*
  • Triazoles / chemistry
  • Viral Structures

Substances

  • Capsid Proteins
  • Ethylamines
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Triazoles
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins
  • Glutamic Acid
  • 1-hydroxybenzotriazole
  • Ethyldimethylaminopropyl Carbodiimide