Dramatic changes in the excited-state behaviour of the green fluorescent protein chromophore by a strong π-donating group through significantly lowering the excited-state potential energy surface with photoinduced intramolecular charge transfer

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 2424-2428
Author(s):  
Yi-Hui Chen ◽  
Robert Sung ◽  
Kuangsen Sung

A strong π-donating group like p-NMe2 significantly lowers the S1 excited-state potential energy surface of green fluorescent protein chromophore by photoinduced intramolecular charge transfer, dramatically changing its excited-state behavior.

2013 ◽  
Vol 110 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth M. Bothschafter ◽  
Alexander Paarmann ◽  
Eeuwe S. Zijlstra ◽  
Nicholas Karpowicz ◽  
Martin E. Garcia ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 130 (21) ◽  
pp. 6311-6315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Hall ◽  
Wesley R. Browne ◽  
Ben L. Feringa ◽  
Stephen R. Meech

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (61) ◽  
pp. 8991-8994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Hui Chen ◽  
Robert Sung ◽  
Kuangsen Sung

The p-NH2 group makes the green fluorescent protein chromophore non-fluorescent because coherent photo-induced intramolecular charge transfer reduces the Z/E-photoisomerization barrier.


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