Definition: A large family of proteins that have been traditionally classified as the light-harvesting proteins of the photosynthetic reaction complex. Chlorophyll binding proteins are also found in non-photosynthetic settings where they may play a photoprotective role in response to light stress.
Other names Proteins, Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll; Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll a c Binding Proteins; Chlorophyll ac Proteins; Chlorophyll ab Proteins; Chlorophyll a c Binding Proteins; Chlorophyll a b Binding Proteins; Chlorophyll a Proteins; Chlorophyll Proteins, Fucoxanthin; Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll a-c Binding Proteins; Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll Proteins; Fucoxanthin Chlorophyll Binding Proteins; Chlorophyll ac-Proteins; Chlorophyll ab-Proteins; Chlorophyll a-c Binding Proteins; Chlorophyll a-b Binding Proteins; Chlorophyll a-Proteins; Chlorophyll a Binding Proteins; Chlorophyll Protein Complexes