Table 3

1:1 Quinine-haematin complex: Observed and calculated values of electronic absorption peaks and peak strengths. (* Peak strength normalised by taking γ peak strength as 1.0.)

α peak (nm)

β peak (nm)

γ peak (nm)

α peak * strength

β peak* strength

γ peak* strength

[Q] / [H]

observed

602

490

408

10

1.2

1

0.8

calculated

545.4

489.4

408.4

5.4

1.1

1

1

Ratio obs/calc

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.9

1.1

1

0.8

Warhurst et al. Malaria Journal 2003 2:26   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-2-26