Tryptophan and Non-Tryptophan Fluorescence of the Eye Lens Proteins Provides Diagnostics of Cataract at the Molecular Level

Autor: Nicola M. Howarth, Rory R. Duncan, Kim K. Buttenschön, Dmitry M. Gakamsky, Daniel J. Daly, Anna Gakamsky, Baljean Dhillon

Publikováno v: Gakamsky, A, Duncan, R R, Howarth, N M, Dhillon, B, Buttenschön, K K, Daly, D J & Gakamsky, D 2017, ' Tryptophan and Non-Tryptophan Fluorescence of the Eye Lens Proteins Provides Diagnostics of Cataract at the Molecular Level ', Scientific Reports, vol. 7, pp. 40375 . https://doi.org/10.1038/srep40375
Scientific Reports

The chemical nature of the non-tryptophan (non-Trp) fluorescence of porcine and human eye lens proteins was identified by Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Fluorescence Steady-State and Lifetime spectroscopy as post-translational modifications (PTM) of Trp

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11820/5b9966c7-04fc-4189-b96c-f9f790cc7cdd

Measurement of the tear film and anterior chamber by confocal microscopy

Autor: Clive G. Wilson, John M. Girkin, Daniel J. Daly, Kim K. Buttenschön

Publikováno v: SPIE Proceedings.

We report on the development of a novel, low cost instrument that is capable of accurately measuring small, short and long term changes in the thickness of the cornea and tear film at high speed. The performance of the instrument was tested by measur

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https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842187