Unnatural amino acid mutagenesis of green fluorescent protein |
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Authors: | Wang Lei Xie Jianming Deniz Ashok A Schultz Peter G |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA. |
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Abstract: | Unnatural amino acid mutagenesis has been used to selectively substitute tyrosine 66 of green fluorescent protein (GFP) with five novel amino acids: p-amino-L-phenylalanine, p-methoxy-L-phenylalanine, p-iodo-L-phenylalanine, p-bromo-L-phenylalanine, and L-3-(2-naphthyl)alanine. The absorbance and emission maxima of the resulting mutant GFPs span the range from 375 to 435 nm and 428 to 498 nm, respectively. The spectral properties of the mutant GFPs, including the absorbance and fluorescence maxima and quantum yields, correlate with the structural and electronic properties of the substituents on the amino acids. |
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