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Phycoerythrin
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Definition
: The metal-free red phycobilin pigment in a conjugated chromoprotein of red algae. It functions as a light-absorbing substance together with chlorophylls.
a plant pigment protein
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CpeE protein, Fremyella diplosiphon
152556-05-3
*Bacterial Proteins
Phycoerythrin.
J Bacteriol 1992 Sep;174(18):5994-8
phycoerythrin 545
0
*Phycoerythrin.
Biol Chem Hoppe Seyler 1985;366(3):233; J Mol Biol. 2004 Nov 12;344(1):135-53
phycourobilin
61932-71-6
*Phycoerythrin
*Phycobilins
Urobilin/*analogs & derivatives.
Biochem J 1983;226(3):723
phycoerythrobilin
18097-67-1 21H-
Biline-
8,12-
dipropanoic acid, 18-
ethenyl-
3-
ethylidene-
1,2,3,15,16,19,22,24-
octahydro-
2,7,13,17-
tetramethyl-
1,19-
dioxo-
, (2R,3E,16R)
*Phycoerythrin
*Phycobilins.
Biochem J 179(1):1;1979; Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol 11(4):627;1975