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Descriptor English: Phycocyanin
Descriptor Spanish: Ficocianina
Descriptor ficocianina
Scope note: Es el pigmento ficobilínico azul libre de metal en una cromoproteína conjugada de algas azules-verdosas. Funciona como sustancia que absorbe la luz, junto con la clorofila.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ficocianina
Descriptor French: Phycocyanine
Entry term(s): C Phycocyanin
C-Phycocyanin
Tree number(s): D05.500.562.488.490.500.500.755
D08.811.600.710.490.500.500.755
D12.776.765.650
D23.767.690
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010798
Scope note: The metal-free blue phycobilin pigment in a conjugated chromoprotein of blue-green algae. It functions as light-absorbing substance together with chlorophylls.
Annotation: plant pigment proteins
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Registry Number: 11016-15-2
CAS Type 1 Name: Phycocyanins, C-
Previous Indexing: Bile Pigments (1971-1974)
Pigments (1974)
Plant Proteins (1971-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under PIGMENTS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under PIGMENTS 1975-90
DeCS ID: 10998
Unique ID: D010798
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
Phycocyanin - Preferred
Concept UI M0016771
Scope note The metal-free blue phycobilin pigment in a conjugated chromoprotein of blue-green algae. It functions as light-absorbing substance together with chlorophylls.
Preferred term Phycocyanin
C-Phycocyanin - Narrower
Concept UI M0016772
Preferred term C-Phycocyanin
Entry term(s) C Phycocyanin



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