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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 19.
Published in final edited form as: Methods Cell Biol. 2011;105:437–459. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-381320-6.00019-9

Table II.

Fluorescent protein excitation and emission spectra

Fluorescent protein Color Excitation maximum Emission maximum Source
CFP Blue 435 485 Invitrogen
Amcyan 1 Blue 458 489 Clontech
GFP/EGFP Green 484 510 Clonetech
YFP/zs Yellow Yellow 529 539 Clonetech
tagRFP Red 555 584 Invitrogen
dsRED/dsREDExpress Red 554–563 581–592 Clonetech
mCherry Red 587 610 Clonetech
m-KATE Far Red 588 635 Ervogen
Katushka Far Red 588 635 Ervogen
E2-Crimson Far Red 611 646 Clonetech