Hello Folks, My source of algal information tells me that "Peridinin" is the name of a photosynthetic carotenoid pigment found in dinoflagellates (Pyrrophyta). According to Smith's Cryptogamic Botany, vol. I (1955), there is a genus Peridinium in the Peridiniales (Pyrrophyta). I guess this genus probably has the carotenoid peridinin and gave it its name. I had always thought that PerCP stood for Peridinin chlorophyll protein. So my question is: is PerCP a chlorophyll ---- in which case the full name should be "peridinium chlorophyll protein" (with three "i"s and one "u") or is PerCP a carotenoid --- in which case the term should be "peridinin carotenoid protein" (without the "u")? Or is Smith (1955) out of date? Alice Alice L. Givan Englert Cell Analysis Laboratory of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center Dartmouth Medical School Lebanon, New Hampshire NH 03756 tel 603-650-7661 fax 603-650-6130 givan@dartmouth.edu
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