Table 5.

Spectroscopic propierties of different phycocyanins. PCB = phycocyanobilin. PEB = Phycoerythrobilin. PUB = Phycourobilin.

Protein		Binding Residue			λAbs Max (nm)	λEmMax (nm)
		Cysα-84	Cysβ-84	Cysβ-155
C-PC		PCB	PCB	PCB	620	640
R-PC	R-PC-I	PCB	PCB	PEB	555, 619	640
	R-PC-II	PEB	PCB	PEB	533, 545, 615	646
	R-PC-III	PEB	PCB	PCB	560, 603	648
	R-PC-IV	PUB	PCB	PCB	490, 592	644
R-PC-V	PUB	PCB	PEB	495, 540, 590	640