A photochromic and thermochromic fluorescent protein

Shen Y, Wiens Md, Campbell Re

(2014). RSC Adv., 4(100) , 56762-56765. doi: 10.1039/c4ra10107c. Article

    Primary Proteins:
  1. ShyRFP
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Excerpts

The purified protein appeared yellow due to the blue light absorbing neutral chromophore. However, when this protein solution was left on ice for a few minutes under ambient light, it was observed to turn a bright magenta colour.