Single molecule level detection of allophycocyanin by surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering.

Single molecule level detection of the near-infrared fluorescent protein allophycocyanin (APC) has been achieved using surface enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS). The detection limit using the peak height of the 440 cm(-1) band was 1 x 10(-13) mol l(-1), compared to 2 x 10(-12) mol l(-1) for the fluorescence peak at 660 nm.

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