Table 4 Published action spectra for light resetting of circadian clocks
 
 

Organism

Background

illumination

Peak(s)

of action

spectrum(nm)

presumed

photopigment

PRC

Atlas#

 

Reference

Bulla

(not a complete action spectrum)

DD 500 rhodopsin -  20
Chlamydomonas DD 520,660 ? A/Cr-1 42
Chlamydomonas LL 460-480,660-680 chlorophyll A/Cr-2-4 34
Coleus

(not a compete action spectrum)

green LL blue=delays 

red = advances

? D/Cbxf-1-2 23
Drosophila  DD 400-480

(delays and advances)

rhodopsin(?) F/Dp-1-10 18
Grosophila DD 450-460 rhodopsin F/Dp-1-10 38
Gonyaulax DD 475,650 ? A/Gp-1-2 26
Hipposideros DD 400-480

430(delays)

520(advances)

rhodopsin(?) -  36
Kalanchoe  DD 366,600-680 ? D/Kb-1-11 65
Mesocricetus  DD 500 rhodopsin H/Ma-19 67
Neurospora

(LL suppression

of rhythm)

LL  460-470 flavin/cyt.b(?) C/Nc-1 63
Neurospora DD 465-470 flavin/cyt.b(?) C/Nc-11 11
Paramecium  DD 350,430,600-700 ? A/Pb-1-5 12
Pectinophora DD 400-480 rhodopsin(?) F/Pg-1-3 6