Natural Chlorophylls Spectra Database

NCHL261. BChl a, Tol (Dixon, 2005)

PhotochemCAD ID	NCHL261
Name	BChl a, Tol (Dixon, 2005)

Absorption Spectrum

Solvent	Tol
Reference	Dixon, 2005, Taniguchi, 2018
Date	2005
By	Dixon
Spectrum Data	Download File

Fluorescence Spectrum

Solvent	Tol
Date	2005
By	Dixon
Spectrum Data	Download File

Taniguchi, M.; Lindsey, J. S. “Absorption and Fluorescence Spectral Database of Chlorophylls and Analogues,” Photochem. Photobiol. 2021, 97, 136–165.

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