Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 25.
Published in final edited form as: Chem Biol. 2009 Nov 25;16(11):1169. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2009.10.009

Table 4. Characteristics of mNeptune versus IFP1.4.

Protein mNeptune IFP1.4
Peak excitation (nm) 600 684
Peak emission (nm) 650 708
Extinction coefficient (M-1cm-1) 67000 92000
Quantum yield 0.20 0.07
Overall brightness* 13.4 6.4
Photostability* 160 8.4
Green emission component present absent
Cofactor dependence none biliverdin
Molecular weight (kD) 30 36
Stoichiometry (at 5 μM) monomer-dimer equilibrium monomer
*

Calculated as in Table 1.