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Phycocyanin

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Definition: The metal-free blue phycobilin pigment in a conjugated chromoprotein of blue-green algae. It functions as light-absorbing substance together with chlorophylls.  plant pigment proteins    Other names C Phycocyanin; C-Phycocyanin
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
alpha-84 phycocyanobilin  0   *Phycocyanin *Phycobilins. J Phys Chem B 2005 Jun 9;109(22):11088-90
allophycocyanin B  0   *Phycocyanin.
allophycocyanin I  0   *Phycocyanin.
allophycocyanin III  0   *Phycocyanin.
allophycocyanin II  0   *Phycocyanin.
phycobiliviolin  124861-40-1 Phycobiliviolin  *Phycocyanin *Pyrroles. J Mol Biol 1990;211(3):633
apophycocyanin  0   *Apoproteins *Phycocyanin. J Biol Chem 1988;263(34):18343
gamma-N-methylasparagine  0   Asparagine/*analogs & derivatives Phycocyanin Plant Proteins. J Biol Chem 1987;262(36):17350
phycocyanin 612  0   *Phycocyanin. Photochem Photobiol 1987;45(6):845
R-phycocyanin II  0   *Phycocyanin. J Biol Chem 1987;262(13):6323
phycocyanin 645  0   *Phycocyanin. J Biol Chem 1983;258(23):14327
phycoerythrocyanin  0   *Phycocyanin *Phycobilins. Hoppe Seylers Z Physiol Chem 1983;364(6):691
phycocyanobilin  20298-86-6   *Phycocyanin *Phycobilins. Biochem J 172(3):569;1978; Biochem J 179(1):1;1979; Biochim Biophys Acta 502:507;1978; Biochim Biophys Acta 504(2):341;1978; FEBS Lett 1979;107(1):4; J Biol Chem 254(16):7803;1979; J Biol Chem 254(9):3411;1979; Orig Life 8(4):383;1977; Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol 11(4):627;1975
allophycocyanin  0   *Phycocyanin. J Biol Chem 248(2):659;1973

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