phycocyanobilin

English

noun
Definitions
  • A blue phycobilin present in the phycobiliproteins allophycocyanin and phycocyanin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.

Etymology

Compound from English phyco- (seaweed, algae) + English cyano- (dark blue-green)+ English bilin.

Origin

English

bilin

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms