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Table 1 Dyes and optical brighteners in the DFPs from Kremer Pigmente

From: HPLC–HR-ESI–MS/MS identification of fluorescent dyes and optical brighteners and their degradation products in daylight fluorescent paints

Pigment	Rh6G	BR1:1	Rh575	BV11	BV11:1	RhB	SRB	SY172	SY44	BY40	FB184	FB61	UnkV
White											++++
Blue		+									+	++++
Green								++		++		+
Lemon Yellow								+++			+++
Golden Orange	+	++++	++	+	+			++		+	+++
Orange		++++	++	++	+	+	+/++*	++	+	+	+++
Brick Red	++	++++	+++	++		+	++/+++*	++		+	+++
Flame Red		++++	++	++	+	+	++/+++*	+	+		+++
Cyclamen Red	+	++++	+++	++	+	+	++/+++*				+++
Violet		+++	+	+++	++	++	+/++*				++		++++

The semiquantitative results are labeled as follows: + in trace amounts, ++ in low amounts, +++ in medium amounts, ++++ in high amounts. *SRB showed large spots on TLC plates but low signal intensity in HPLC–MS (see Additional file 1: Fig. S1)

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