Pigment or Organism Name:	Chlorophyll b (in methanol, Chen)
Type:	biological pigment
Medium Type:	in vitro
Description:	In vitro absorbance spectrum of chlorophyll b


x-axis label:	wavelength
x-axis units:	nm
y-axis label:	absorbance
y-axis units:	arbitrary
error label:	nil
error units:	nil


Source/Contact:	Min Chen, University of Sydney, personal communication, 19 September 2017.

Reference:	
		Chen, M. and Blankenship, R.B. (2011). "Expanding the solar spectrum used by photosynthesis," Trends in Plant Science 16:427-431.


Comments:	Absorbance (in vitro) of chlorophyll b in 100% methanol, extracted from greenhouse-grown tobacco leaves.  Measurements via high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Absorbance peaks at 469 and 651 nm.  Noise at 742 and 791 nm interpolated.
	Molecular formula: C-55, H-70, O-6, N-4, Mg




Keywords:	chlorophyll b, in vitro, methanol

Datafile name:	Chlb_methanol_Chen_spec.csv