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. 2008 Nov 18;105(47):18343–18348. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0805949105

Table 1.

Spectroscopic properties of IrisFP in solution

Parameter Green IrisFP Red IrisFP Green EosFP Red EosFP
λmax, ex/em, nm 488 / 516 551 / 580 506 / 516 571 / 581
ε, M−1 cm−1 52,200 35,400 72,000 41,000
QYfluorescence 0.43 ± 0.02 0.47 ± 0.02 0.70 ± 0.02 0.62 ± 0.03
QYoff switching* 0.014 0.0020
QYon switching* 0.5 0.047
QYgreen-to-red conversion 0.0018 0.0008
Effoff ≈0.85 ≈0.75
t1/2, thermal recovery, h 5.5 3.2

Detailed experimental procedures are described in SI Text. λmax, peak wavelength; ex, excitation; em, emission; ε, extinction coefficient; QY, quantum yield; t1/2, half-life.

*Standard deviations are estimated as 25%.

Switching efficiencies based on the following illumination conditions: Green IrisFP: 473 nm, 40 mW, ≈10 min. Red IrisFP: 532 nm, 50 mW, ≈10 min.