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Hofmeister Effects on the Structure and Fluorescence of Green Fluorescent Protein

Friday, November 8, 2013: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Napoleon B3-C3 (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Joshua McGuire , Angelo State University
Structural properties of Green Fluorescent Protein, GFP, are investigated by using salts in the Hofmeister series. Circular dichroism spectropolarimetry is used to detect structural changes induced by Hofmeister salts and compared to changes in fluorescence and fluorescence quenching.