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Phycobilisome vs Phycocyanin - What's the difference?

phycobilisome | phycocyanin |

As nouns the difference between phycobilisome and phycocyanin

is that phycobilisome is a light-harvesting antenna in cyanobacteria, red algae and glaucophytes while phycocyanin is (biochemistry) a pigment from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family, along with allophycocyanin and phycoerythrin, an accessory pigment to chlorophyll.

phycobilisome

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia phycobilisome)
  • A light-harvesting antenna in cyanobacteria, red algae and glaucophytes.

    • phycocyanin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia phycocyanin)
  • (biochemistry) A pigment from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family, along with allophycocyanin and phycoerythrin, an accessory pigment to chlorophyll.