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Fluorophore vs Autofluorescence - What's the difference?

fluorophore | autofluorescence |

As nouns the difference between fluorophore and autofluorescence

is that fluorophore is (biochemistry) a molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence while autofluorescence is (biology|microscopy) self-induced fluorescence.

fluorophore

English

Alternative forms

* fluorophor

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia fluorophore)
  • (biochemistry) A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence.
  • * 2006 , Christian M. Apfel and Thilo Enderle, "Assays for High-Throughput Screening in Drug Discovery," in Combinatorial Chemistry: From Theory to Application [http://books.google.com/books?id=LJHUbaMr1usC], ISBN 3527607382, 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

    See also

    * chromophore * FISH * fluorochrome

    autofluorescence

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (biology, microscopy) Self-induced fluorescence
  • (biology, microscopy) The fluorescence of substances other than the fluorophore of interest

    • Derived terms

    * autofluorescent * autofluorescently

    Related terms

    * autofluoresce