Meanings
nounfluorophore (plural fluorophores)
plural fluorophores · alternative fluorophor
- biochemistryA molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence.
The ideal fluorophore is a small, hydrophilic molecule with a long emission wavelength, large Stokes shift, high extinction coefficient, and high quantum efficiency.
2006, Christian M. Apfel, Thilo Enderle, “Assays for High-Throughput Screening in Drug Discovery,”, in Combinatorial Chemistry: From Theory to Application, →ISBN, page 629
Origin
Translations
French fluorophore
- fluorophoremolecule capable of fluorescence
German Fluorophor
- Fluorophormolecule capable of fluorescence
Korean 형광물질
- 형광물질 (hyeonggwangmuljil)molecule capable of fluorescence
Polish fluorofor
- fluoroformolecule capable of fluorescence
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