Natural Chlorophylls Spectra Database

NCHL287. BPhebide a ME, Pyr (Scheer, 1978)

PhotochemCAD ID	NCHL287
Name	BPhebide a ME, Pyr (Scheer, 1978)

Absorption Spectrum

Solvent	Pyr
Reference	Scheer, 1978
Date	1978
By	Scheer
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Taniguchi, M.; Lindsey, J. S. “Absorption and Fluorescence Spectral Database of Chlorophylls and Analogues,” Photochem. Photobiol. 2021, 97, 136–165.

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