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Table 1 Most common fluorophores for natural autofluorescence, according to [49]

From: Digital staining in optical microscopy using deep learning - a review

Fluorophore

Excitation wavelength (nm)

Emission wavelength (nm)

Phe, Tyr, Trp

240 - 280

280 - 350

Cytokeratins

280 - 325

495 - 525

Collagen

330 - 340

400 - 410

Elastin

350 - 420

420 - 510

NAD(P)H

330 - 380

440 - 462

Flavins

350 - 370, 440 - 450

480, 540

Fatty acids

330 - 350

470 - 480

Vitamin A

370 - 380

490 - 510

Porphyrins

405

630 - 700

Lipofuscins

400 - 500

480 - 700