Consider the fluorescence spectra for bovine serum albumin (BSA) below. One solution contains phosphate buffered saline (PBS), while the other contains 1M HCL. Why does the fluorescence change the way it does? I.e., why do we observe a higher peak and a shift to the left under the presence of acid?

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Consider the fluorescence spectra for bovine serum albumin (BSA) below. One solution contains phosphate buffered saline (PBS), while the other contains 1M HCL. Why does the fluorescence change the way it does? I.e., why do we observe a higher peak and a shift to the left under the presence of acid?

Figure 4: Fluorescence Spectroscopy Emission Spectra of BSA (PBS & Acid)
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Transcribed Image Text:Figure 4: Fluorescence Spectroscopy Emission Spectra of BSA (PBS & Acid) 140 BSA-PBS BSA-Acid 120 (327,115.05) (345,111.24) 100 80 60 40 20 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390 400 Wavelength (nm) Intensity (a.u.)
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