Pitfalls and limitations in the practical use of Förster's theory of resonance energy transfer.
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.
Braslavsky
Silvia E
SE
Max-Planck-Institut für Bioanorganische Chemie, Postfach 101365, 45413 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. braslavskys@mpi-muelheim.mpg.de
Fron
Eduard
E
Rodríguez
Hernán B
HB
Román
Enrique San
ES
Scholes
Gregory D
GD
Schweitzer
Gerd
G
Valeur
Bernard
B
Wirz
Jakob
J
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
D002241:Carbohydrates; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009696:Nucleic Acids; D011506:Proteins