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smFRET

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

single-molecule Förster resonance energy transfer

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Examples

  • 2010, DeRocco et al., "Four-color single-molecule fluorescence with noncovalent dye labeling to monitor dynamic multimolecular complexes", BioTechniques, vol 49, no 5, pg. 810. We confirmed that the same sample when measured with our two-color smFRET microscope yielded consistent FRET efficiency results (0.31) when using γ specific for that instrument (0.94).

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History

Etymology

from sm (single-molecule) + FRET (Förster resonance energy transfer)