title: Activation of fluorescent protein chromophores by encapsulation.
abstract: Chromophores related to fluorescent proteins, when sequestered into the "octaacid" capsule, recover their fluorescence. The fluorescence recovery is related to the inhibition of torsional motions within the cavity, implicating the single-bond torsion as an important contributor to internal conversion within this important class of chromophores.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 901 Atlantic Drive, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baldridge
authors.forename: Shampa R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Samanta
authors.forename: Nithyanandhan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jayaraj
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramamurthy
authors.forename: Laren M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Tolbert
mesh_terms: D001597:Benzylidene Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001597:Benzylidene Compounds; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007093:Imidazoles; D011506:Proteins; C547329:benzylidene-3-methylimidazolidinone