title: Pitfalls and limitations in the practical use of Förster's theory of resonance energy transfer.
abstract: Disparate presentations in the literature of the basic equations of Förster's theory of resonance energy transfer are clarified and the limitations of these equations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Bioanorganische Chemie, Postfach 101365, 45413 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. braslavskys@mpi-muelheim.mpg.de
authors.forename: Silvia E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Braslavsky
authors.forename: Eduard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fron
authors.forename: Hernán B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Enrique San
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Román
authors.forename: Gregory D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Scholes
authors.forename: Gerd
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schweitzer
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Valeur
authors.forename: Jakob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wirz
mesh_terms: D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D004735:Energy Transfer; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007700:Kinetics; D036103:Nanotechnology; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009696:Nucleic Acids; D011506:Proteins