"phycobiliprotein" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phycobiliproteins [plural]
Etymology: phyco- (seaweed) + bili-? (bile) + protein Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} phycobiliprotein (countable and uncountable, plural phycobiliproteins)
  1. Any of a class of water-soluble proteins, present in cyanobacteria and certain algae, that capture light energy which is then passed on to chlorophylls during photosynthesis; the most important constituents of the phycobilisomes. Wikipedia link: phycobiliprotein Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-phycobiliprotein-en-noun-tJeeWjD1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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