Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov. Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.

NLM Logo

Phycocyanin MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
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
Unique ID
D010798
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010798
Annotation
plant pigment proteins
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.
Entry Term(s)
C-Phycocyanin
Registry Numbers
11016-15-2
0
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
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2011/06/24
Phycocyanin Preferred
C-Phycocyanin Narrower
page delivered in 0.154s