Photonic reagents for concentration measurement of fluorescent proteins with overlapping spectra

Abstract

By exploiting photonic reagents (i.e., coherent control by shaped laser pulses), we employ Optimal Dynamic Discrimination (ODD) as a novel means for quantitatively characterizing mixtures of fluorescent proteins with a large spectral overlap. To illustrate ODD, we simultaneously measured concentrations of in vitro mixtures of Enhanced Blue Fluorescent Protein (EBFP) and Enhanced Cyan Fluorescent Protein (ECFP). Building on this foundational study, the ultimate goal is to exploit the capabilities of ODD for parallel monitoring of genetic and protein circuits by suppressing the spectral cross-talk among multiple fluorescent reporters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 2016
Accession Number
AD1068812

Entities

People

  • Alexei Goun
  • Ali O. Er
  • Denys I Bondar
  • Herschel A. Rabitz
  • Zachary Quine

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Algorithms
  • Amplifiers
  • Biological Sciences
  • Emission Spectra
  • Emission Spectroscopy
  • Ground State
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Quantum Yields
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Tissue Extracts
  • Wave Packets

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Directed Energy