Abstract
Colloidal semiconductor quantum dots are promising for single-molecule biological Imaging due to their outstanding brightness and photostability. As a proof of concept for single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) applications, we measured FRET between a single quantum dot and a single organic flurophore Cy5. DNA Holliday junction dynamics measured with the quantum dot/Cy5 pair are identical to those obtained with the conventional Cy3/Cy5 pair, that is, conformational changes of individual molecules can be observed by using the quantum dot as the donor.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 956-960 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | ChemPhysChem |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- DNA
- FRET
- Fluorescence
- Quantum dots
- Single-molecule studies
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry