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Substance: chlorophyll b 			Other Names: Chl b

Formula: C55H70MgN4O6				CAS-No.: 519-62-0	PubChem: CID 6450186

Study: uv absorption spectrum

                
Authors: H.K. Lichtenthaler, C. Buschmann

Title: Chlorophylls and Carotenoids: Measurement and Characterization by UV-VIS Spectroscopy

Journal/Source: Current Protocols in Food Analytical Chemistry,  F4.3.1-F4.3.8 , (2001); DOI: 10.1002/0471142913.faf0403s01


Data: table, diagram

Energy/Wavelength range: 350 - 700 nm

Resolution: 

Temperature: 298 K

Temperature dependence: no

Pressure/Concentration:  

Phase: solution (diethyl ether)

pH: 


Comments: Chl a and b absorb with narrow bands (maxima) in the blue (near 428 and 453 nm) and red (near 661 and 642 nm) spectral ranges.

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