Fluorophore
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A fluorophore is a fluorescent chemical compound that can re-emit light upon light excitation. Fluorophores typically contain several combined aromatic groups, or planar or cyclic molecules with sever
A fluorophore-labeled human cell
Fluorescence of different substances under UV light. Green is a fluorescein, red is Rhodamine B, yellow is Rhodamine 6G, blue is quinine, purple is a mixture of quinine and rhodamine 6g. Solutions are about 0.001% concentration in water.
Bovine Pulmonary Artery Endothelial cell nuclei stained blue with DAPI, mitochondria stained red with MitoTracker Red CMXRos, and F-actin stained green with Alexa Fluor 488 phalloidin and imaged on a fluorescent microscope.
Fluorescent sea dye
Chromophore
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A chromophore is the part of a molecule responsible for its color. The word is derived from Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ 'color' and -φόρος 'carrier of'. The color that is seen by our eyes is that of the light
Fluorophore
…A fluorophore (or fluorochrome, similarly to a chromophore) is a fluorescent chemical compound that can re-emit light upon light excitation. Fluorophores typically contain several combined aromatic groups, or…
Leaves change color in the fall because their chromophores (chlorophyll molecules) break down and stop absorbing red and blue light.