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Blue pigment in algae
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phycocyanin
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Wikipedia
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Phycocyanin is a pigment -protein complex from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family, along with allophycocyanin and phycoerythrin . It is an accessory pigment to chlorophyll . All phycobiliproteins are water-soluble, so they cannot exist within ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Phycocyanin \Phy`co*cy"a*nin\, Phycocyanine \Phy`co*cy"a*nine\, n. [Gr. ? seaweed + E. cyanin.] A blue coloring matter found in certain alg[ae].
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n. blue pigment in algae
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biochemistry English) A pigment from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family, along with allophycocyanin and phycoerythrin, an accessory pigment to chlorophyll.