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Leiner, MJ; Schaur, RJ; Desoye, G; Wolfbeis, OS.
Fluorescence topography in biology. III: Characteristic deviations of tryptophan fluorescence in sera of patients with gynecological tumors.
Clin Chem. 1986; 32(10):1974-1978
Doi: 10.1093/clinchem/32.10.1974
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- The near-ultraviolet region of the total fluorescence (excitation-emission matrix) of human serum reflects essentially the fluorescence of protein-bound tryptophan. We examined topographically the tryptophan fluorescence of human serum. In comparison with fluorescence topograms from sera of healthy donors, sera of patients with gynecological malignancies showed significantly different patterns of tryptophan fluorescence, the major deviations being at 325 and 365 nm. In healthy donors, the tryptophan fluorescence intensity at 365 nm, expressed as percent of the maximum fluorescence intensity (i.e., at 337 nm) varied little, but was markedly lower for sera from patients with malignancies. We found no clear correlation between the extent of the fluorescence deviations and the relative concentration of the protein fractions as determined by electrophoresis. Furthermore, we could rule out inflammation in tumor patients as an explanation for this effect.
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