Table 1

Properties of selected fluorescent proteins

Fluorescent Protein
Excitation Peak (nm)
Emission Peak (nm)
Extinction Coefficient (M-1 cm-1)
Fluorescence Quantum Yield
Reference

EBFP
383
445
31,000
0.25
[5]
ECFP
434
477
26,000
0.40
[5]
Cerulean CFP
433
475
43,000
0.62
[38]
EGFP
489
508
55,000
0.60
[5]
EYFP
514
527
84,000
0.61
[5]
Venus YFP
515
528
92,200
0.57
[39]
Citrine YFP
516
529
77,000
0.76
[40]
DsRed
558
583
75,000
0.79
[6]
mRFP1
584
607
50,000
0.25
[6]
mHoneydew
487/504
537/562
17,000
0.12
[6]
mBanana
540
553
6,000
0.70
[6]
mOrange
548
562
71,000
0.69
[6]
mTangerine
568
585
38,000
0.30
[6]
mStrawberry
574
596
90,000
0.29
[6]
mCherry
587
610
72,000
0.22
[6]

Su Microbial Cell Factories 2005 4:12   doi:10.1186/1475-2859-4-12