Fluorescent Probes in Cellular and Molecular Biology

This book presents a comprehensive evaluation of the theory, instrumentation and practical applications of fluorescent probes. It covers basic principles and discusses the use of fluorescent dyes as probes for solvent polarity, solvent viscosity, membrane fluidity, membrane potential and ionic intracellular composition. This book also describes various applications of fluorescent labels and photolabels, fluorescent analogues and fluorogenic substrates.