Pigment or Organism Name:	Astaxanthin (in methanol, Gorton)
Type:	biological pigment
Medium Type:	in vitro
Description:	In vitro Absorbance spectra (whole cell) of the alga Chlamydomonas nivalis; Methanol Extract


x-axis label:	wavelength
x-axis units:	nm
y-axis label:	absorbance
y-axis units:	relative
error label:	n/a
error units:	n/a


Source/Contact:	Holly Gorton

Reference:	Gorton, H., Williams, W., and Vogelmann, T. (2001) The Light Environment and Cellular Optics of the Snow Alga Chlamydomonas nivalis, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 73(6), 611-620.


Comments:	In vitro measurements of the absorbance of Astaxanthin (a red pigment). Peaks noted at 475 and 656nm.


Keywords:	Astaxanthin, Methanol, red

Datafile name:	Astaxanthin_Methanol_Gorton_2001_spec.csv