Is bluish Biliprotein pigment?
Major phycobiliproteins include variations of phycocyanin (blue-pigment), variations of phycoerythrin (red pigment), and allophycocyanin (light-blue pigment); each of them possessing different spectral properties. These water-soluble biliproteins are not essential for the functioning of cells. Where do you find phycobiliproteins? Phycobiliproteins are water-soluble proteins present in cyanobacteria and certain algae (rhodophytes, cryptomonads, glaucocystophytes). They capture light…