海洋創傷弧菌之藍色螢光蛋白與綠色螢光蛋白相同，可當作報導蛋白使用，惟至目前關於藍色螢光蛋白螢光特性研究之報告仍不多見。
本研究主要目的為探討藍色螢光蛋白之螢光蛋白濃度與螢光強度之關聯，並依據此結果將巨大原生質體在螢光顯微鏡下所觀察之螢光強度轉換成所生產之螢光蛋白濃度，以提升巨大原生質體在生物取像系統之泛用性。

Both the blue fluorescence protein (BFP) and green fluorescence protein (GFP) isolated from Vibrio vulnificus could be utilized as reporter proteins. However, unlike GFP, very few studies on BFP have been published to date.
The correlation between the fluorescent intensity and the BFP concentration was examined in this study. After purifying the BFP expressed by Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)/pET-D7, the fluorescence emitted by various concentrations of BFP were correlated. This correlation could transform the emitted fluorescence observed by a fluorescence microscope into BFP concentration, which might enlarge the applicability of E. coli giant protoplasts in a bioimaging system.

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