Chemicals and Drugs

Phycobilins

Open chain tetrapyrroles that function as light harvesting chromophores in PHYCOBILIPROTEINS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Open chain tetrapyrroles that function as light harvesting chromophores in PHYCOBILIPROTEINS.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

MeSH Record

History Note

2007

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D03w.383.129w.578.840w.468w
  2. D03w.633.400.909w.468w
  3. D04w.345w.783w.468w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Phycobilins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D052980. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D052980
  2. Phycobilins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phycobilin
  3. Phycobilins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q412631