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Phycoerythrin vs Phycoerythrobilin - What's the difference?

phycoerythrin | phycoerythrobilin |

As nouns the difference between phycoerythrin and phycoerythrobilin

is that phycoerythrin is (protein) a red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads while phycoerythrobilin is (biochemistry) a red phycobilin found in the phycobiliprotein phycoerythrin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.

phycoerythrin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (protein) A red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads

    • Hypernyms

    *phycobiliprotein

    Related terms

    *phycobilin

    See also

    *(wikipedia "phycoerythrin")

    phycoerythrobilin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia phycoerythrobilin)
  • (biochemistry) A red phycobilin found in the phycobiliprotein phycoerythrin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.