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Phycoerythrin
Medical Definition: | The metal-free red phycobilin pigment in a conjugated chromoprotein of red algae. It functions as a light-absorbing substance together with chlorophylls. | |
Guide Notes: | a plant pigment protein | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 11016-17-4 |
Previously Indexed: | Bile Pigments (1972-1974),Pigments (1974),Plant Proteins (1972-1974) |
Phycoerythrin Medical Definitions and Terms
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