phycobilin
phycobilin A generic term for a group of substituted open-chain tetrapyrroles that occur in conjugation with specific proteins. The resulting complex functions as a blue or red accessory pigment in the chloroplasts of many algal species, especially those of the Rhodophyceae.
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