phycocyanobilin

P3H4Y4C3O1C3Y4A1N1O1B3I1L1I1N1

noun

A blue phycobilin present in the phycobiliproteins allophycocyanin and phycocyanin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.

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Meanings

nounphycocyanobilin (countable and uncountable, plural phycocyanobilins)

plural phycocyanobilins

  1. countableuncountableA blue phycobilin present in the phycobiliproteins allophycocyanin and phycocyanin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.

Origin

From phyco- + cyano- + bilin.

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APA

phycocyanobilin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phycocyanobilin

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“phycocyanobilin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phycocyanobilin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phycocyanobilin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phycocyanobilin.

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