phycoerythrobilin

noun

A red phycobilin found in the phycobiliprotein phycoerythrin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.

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Meanings

nounphycoerythrobilin (countable and uncountable, plural phycoerythrobilins)

plural phycoerythrobilins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA red phycobilin found in the phycobiliprotein phycoerythrin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.

Origin

From phyco- + erythr- + bilin.

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

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