Dipolar Relaxation Times of Tryptophan and Tyrosine in Glycerol and in Proteins: A Direct Evaluation from Their Fluorescence Decays |
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Authors: | Giampiero Mei Almerinda Di Venere Alessandro Finazzi Agrò Fabio De Matteis Nicola Rosato |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Mumbai, 400 005, India;(2) National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, GKVK Campus, Bangalore, 565 065, India; |
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Abstract: | The dipolar relaxation process induced around tryptophan, indole and tyrosine in viscous media, as well as in several single tryptophan-containing proteins (staphylococcal nuclease, ribonuclease T1, melittin and albumin), has been studied by dynamic fluorescence measurements. A new theoretical model has been developed, including the relaxation dynamics directly in the fluorescence decay function. The phase shift and demodulation data have been fitted with this new algorithm which allows to resolve the different relaxation times influencing the fluorophore excited state. These parameters are in a good agreement with those measured with the traditional time-resolved emission spectroscopy. The results indicate that indeed a correlation exists between the radiative rate change obtained with the new model and the temporal spectral shift reported in the literature. Finally, this new approach has also been extended to the case of superoxide dismutase and phosphofructokinase, allowing to measure the relaxation time even in proteins lacking a temporal spectral shift during the fluorphore's lifetime. |
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Keywords: | Dipolar relaxation tryptophan time resolved fluorescence |
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