Red fluorescent protein TurboRFP

- Superbright red (orange) fluorescence
- Fast maturation
- Destabilized version is available
- Recommended for gene expression analysis, cell and organelle labeling

Main properties

TurboRFP normalized excitation (thin line) and emission (thick line) spectra. Download TurboRFP spectra (xls)

CHARACTERISTIC *Brightness is a product of extinction coefficient and quantum yield, divided by 1000. Molecular weight, kDa 26.1 Polypeptide length, aa 231 Fluorescence color red (orange) Excitation maximum, nm 553 Emission maximum, nm 574 Quantum yield 0.67 Extinction coefficient, M-1cm-1 92 000 Brightness* 61.6 Brightness, % of EGFP 187 pKa 4.4 Structure dimer Aggregation no Maturation rate at 37°C super fast Photostability high Cell toxicity not observed Main advantages superbright and fast-maturing red fluorescent protein Possible limitations dimer, limited applicability for fusions generation