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/fuy'koh i rith"rin, -er"euh thrin/, n.a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.[1865-70; PHYCO- + ERYTHR- + -IN2]
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Phycoerythrin — is a red protein from the light harvesting phycobiliprotein family, present in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads.Like all phycobiliproteins, phycoerythrin is composed of a protein part, organised in a hexameric structure of alpha and beta … Wikipedia
Phycoerythrin — Phy co*e*ryth rin, Phycoerythrine Phy co*e*ryth rine, n. [Gr. ? seaweed + E. erythrin, ine.] A red coloring matter found in alg[ae] of the subclass Floride[ae]. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phycoerythrin — Die chromophore Gruppe von Phycoerythrin, namens Phycoerythrobilin Phycoerythrin ist ein bei Cyanobacteria (Blaualgen) und Rotalgen vorkommendes rotes akzessorisches Pigment der Photosynthese. Es besteht aus einem Protein, das eine chromophore… … Deutsch Wikipedia
phycoerythrin — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phyco + erythr + 1 in Date: circa 1868 any of the red protein pigments in the cells of red algae … New Collegiate Dictionary
phycoerythrin — (fi ko er i thrin) A red photosynthetic phycobiliprotein pigment used to trap light energy … Dictionary of microbiology
phycoerythrin — Red phycobilins found in some algae, especially red algae (Rhodophyta) … Dictionary of molecular biology
phycoerythrin — noun A red, light harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads See Also: phycobilin … Wiktionary
Phycoerythrin — Phy|co|e|ry|th|rin [↑ Phyco griech. erythrós = rot; ↑ in (3)], das; s, e: ↑ Phycobilin … Universal-Lexikon
phycoerythrin — phy·co·er·y·thrin er i thrən n any of the red protein pigments in the cells of red algae * * * phy·co·eryth·rin (PE) (fi″ko ə rithґrin) a red, fluorescent, algal protein that can be coupled to various biological molecules to make them… … Medical dictionary
phycoerythrin — phy·co·er·y·thrin … English syllables
