title: Evidence for a specific microwave radiation effect on the green fluorescent protein.
abstract: We have compared the effect of microwave irradiation and of conventional heating on the fluorescence of solution-based green fluorescent protein. A specialized near-field 8.5 GHz microwave applicator operating at 250 mW input microwave power was used. The solution temperature, the intensity, and the spectrum of the green fluorescent protein fluorescence 1), under microwave irradiation and 2), under conventional heating, were measured. In both cases the fluorescence intensity decreases and the spectrum becomes red-shifted. Although the microwave irradiation heats the solution, the microwave-induced changes in fluorescence cannot be explained by heating alone. Several possible scenarios are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. copty@vms.huji.ac.il
authors.forename: Anan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Copty
authors.forename: Yair
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Neve-Oz
authors.forename: Itai
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Barak
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Golosovsky
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davidov
mesh_terms: D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008872:Microwaves; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins