phycoerythrobilin

English

Etymology

From phyco- +‎ erythr- +‎ bilin.

Noun

phycoerythrobilin (countable and uncountable, plural phycoerythrobilins)

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