fluorophore

English

A cell labeled using a fluorophore.

Alternative forms

• fluorophor

Etymology

fluoro- +‎ -phore

Noun

fluorophore (plural fluorophores)

1. (biochemistry) A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence.
   • 2006, Christian M. Apfel, Thilo Enderle, “Assays for High-Throughput Screening in Drug Discovery,”, in Combinatorial Chemistry: From Theory to Application‎^[1], →ISBN, page 629:

     The ideal fluorophore is a small, hydrophilic molecule with a long emission wavelength, large Stokes shift, high extinction coefficient, and high quantum efficiency.

Derived terms

• fluorophoric

Translations

molecule capable of fluorescence

• French: fluorophore (fr) m
• German: Fluorophor m
• Korean: 형광물질 (hyeonggwangmuljil)
• Polish: fluorofor

See also

• chromophore
• FISH
• fluorochrome