Main properties

TurboGFP spectra

TurboGFP normalized excitation (thin line) and emission (thick line) spectra.

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CHARACTERISTIC
* Brightness is a product of extinction coefficient and quantum yield, divided by 1000.
Molecular weight, kDa26
Polypeptide length, aa232
Fluorescence colorgreen
Excitation maximum, nm482
Emission maximum, nm502
Quantum yield0.53
Extinction coefficient, M-1cm-170 000
Brightness*37.1
Brightness, % of EGFP112
pKa5.2
Structuredimer
Aggregationno
Maturation rate at 37°Csuper fast
Photostabilityhigh
Cell toxicitynot observed
Main advantagessuperbright and fast-maturing green fluorescent protein
Possible limitationsdimer, limited applicability for fusions generation