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Definition of Phycobilin

1. Noun. Water-soluble proteinaceous pigments found in red algae and cyanobacteria.

Definition of Phycobilin

1. Noun. (biochemistry) any of a group of highly coloured pigments found in some photosynthetic algae; they are open-chain tetrapyrroles related to mammalian bile pigments ¹

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Medical Definition of Phycobilin

1. An accessory pigment that aids photosynthesis and is found in certain algae, especially red algae (Rhodophyta) and cyanobacteria. (14 Oct 1997)

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