Biophys J, December 2000, p. 2858-2866, Vol. 79, No. 6

Fluorescence Intensity Multiple Distributions Analysis: Concurrent Determination of Diffusion Times and Molecular Brightness

Kaupo Palo,^* Ülo Mets,^* Stefan Jäger,^* Peet Kask,^* and Karsten Gall^*

 ^*EVOTEC BioSystems AG, D-22525 Hamburg, Germany, and  Institute of Experimental Biology, Harku 76902, Estonia

Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) has proven to be a powerful technique with single-molecule sensitivity. Recently, it has found a complement in the form of fluorescence intensity distribution analysis (FIDA). Here we introduce a fluorescence fluctuation method that combines the features of both techniques. It is based on the global analysis of a set of photon count number histograms, recorded with multiple widths of counting time intervals simultaneously. This fluorescence intensity multiple distributions analysis (FIMDA) distinguishes fluorescent species on the basis of both the specific molecular brightness and the translational diffusion time. The combined information, extracted from a single measurement, increases the readout effectively by one dimension and thus breaks the individual limits of FCS and FIDA. In this paper a theory is introduced that describes the dependence of photon count number distributions on diffusion coefficients. The theory is applied to a series of photon count number histograms corresponding to different widths of counting time intervals. Although the ability of the method to determine specific brightness values, diffusion times, and concentrations from mixtures is demonstrated on simulated data, its experimental utilization is shown by the determination of the binding constant of a protein-ligand interaction exemplifying its broad applicability in the life sciences.

Biophys J, December 2000, p. 2858-2866, Vol. 79, No. 6
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