phycoerythrobilin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A red phycobilin found in the phycobiliprotein phycoerythrin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.

Word forms

phycoerythrobilin phycoerythrobilins

Etymology

From phyco- + erythr- + bilin.

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