Phycobilin - Phycobilin (English spelling)

Japanese: フィコビリン - ふぃこびりん(英語表記)phycobilin
Phycobilin - Phycobilin (English spelling)
A pigment found in the chloroplasts of algae. The proteins bound to this pigment are called biliproteins or phycobiliproteins. They are derivatives of tetrapyrroles and there are three types: phycocyanobilin, phycoerythrobilin, and phycourobilin. There are two types of pigment proteins: phycoerythrin (red) and phycocyanobilin (blue), which mainly contain phycoerythrobilin and phycocyanobilin, respectively. These act as accessory pigments to chlorophyll.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
藻類の葉緑体(クロロプラスト)に存在する色素。この色素と結合したタンパク質は,ビリタンパク質またはフィコビリタンパク質と呼ばれる。テトラピロールの誘導体で,フィコシアノビリン,フィコエリトロビリン,フィコウロビリンの3種がある。色素タンパク質としては,フィコエリトリン(紅色),フィコシアニン(青色)の2種があり,おのおの主としてフィコエリトロビリン,フィコシアノビリンを含む。これらは葉緑素(クロロフィル)の補助色素としての役割をもつ。

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