Applications for Peridinin Chlorophyll Protein Complex

Peridinin Chlorophyll (PerCP) is commonly used in immunoassays such as FACS and flow cytometry.

Structural Characteristics

Peridinin is a light-harvesting pigment associated with chlorophyll and found in the peridinin chlorophyll binding protein (PerCP); a light harvesting protein found in dinoflagellates. The PerCP complex has a high ratio of peridinin to chlorophyll; most light-harvesting complexes contain more chlorophyll than carotenoids, but the PerCP contains eight peridinin and two chlorophyll molecules arranged to promote peridinin-chlorophyll energy transfer. The PerCP complex is a trimer with a molecular weight of 35kDa.

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Absorbance and emission spectra of Peridinin- Chlorophyll Protein Complex (PerCP) in 10 mm Sodium Phosphate (pH 7.4). Emission scan was taken with an excitation at 488nm.		SEC-HPLC Comparsion between Columbia’s PerCP (red) and Competitor (blue). Columbia’s PerCP has a single peak while the competitor shows other secondary peaks of both larger and smaller molecular weight.