Table 1.
Spectral origins of the eight peridinins and the positions of the Soret peaks and Qy bands of the two Chls derived from the spectral analysis of the 10 K absorption spectra of the reconstituted PCP complexes
| PCP complex | Peridinin | Chl | Reference | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soret | Qy | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| MFPCP | 470 | 485 | 522 | 522 | 526 | 526 | 544 | 544 | 434 | 439 | 665 | 667 | (Ilagan et al. 2004) |
| HSPCP | na | 489 | 533 | 533 | 533 | 533 | 533 | na | 436 | 441 | 667 | 676 | (Ilagan et al. 2004) |
| Chl a | 472 ± 2 | 486 ± 2 | 510 ± 1 | 510 ± 1 | 529 ± 1 | 529 ± 1 | 548 ± 1 | 548 ± 1 | 434 ± 1 | 440 ± 1 | 667 | 668 | |
| Chl b | 470 ± 3 | 485 ± 2 | 508 ± 1 | 508 ± 1 | 527 ± 2 | 527 ± 2 | 546 ± 2 | 546 ± 2 | 458 ± 1 | 461 ± 1 | 644 | 647 | |
| Chl d | 474 ± 2 | 490 ± 2 | 513 ± 1 | 513 ± 1 | 530 ± 1 | 530 ± 1 | 546 ± 1 | 546 ± 1 | 456 ± 2 | 456 ± 2 | 697 | 697 | |
| aChl a | 467 ± 2 | 482 ± 2 | 511 ± 2 | 511 ± 2 | 530 ± 2 | 530 ± 2 | 543 ± 1 | 543 ± 1 | 446 ± 1 | 446 ± 1 | 683 | 683 | |
| BChl a | 472 ± 2 | 486 ± 2 | 507 ± 2 | 507 ± 2 | 531 ± 1 | 531 ± 1 | 545 ± 1 | 545 ± 1 | 365 ± 1 | 365 ± 1 | 782 | 782 | |
The numbers are in nm units and the uncertainties represent the range of values that give an acceptable fit to the data
MFPCP is main-form PCP, HSPCP is high-salt PCP, aChl a is 3-acetyl-Chl a, na is not applicable