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Phycocyanin

Medical Definition: The metal-free blue phycobilin pigment in a conjugated chromoprotein of blue-green algae. It functions as light-absorbing substance together with chlorophylls.
Guide Notes: plant pigment proteins
Also Called: C-Phycocyanin
CAS Type 1 Name: CAS Number: 11016-15-2
Previously Indexed: Bile Pigments (1971-1974),Pigments (1974),Plant Proteins (1971-1974)

Phycocyanin Medical Definitions and Terms

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