摘要 |
A method for preparing a phycobiliprotein-Texas Red conjugate which overcomes the energy transfer/fluorescent quenching dilemma is disclosed. A phycobiliprotein, such as phycoerythrin, is conjugated with dye, such as Texas Red, in the presence of a selective salt which causes a hydrophobic intramolecular rearrangement of the phycobiliprotein thereby exposing more hydrophobic sites for binding to Texas Red. The conjugate is useful in multiple color fluorescence assays without requiring the use of multiple exciting sources. |