"Phycocyanin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The metal-free blue phycobilin pigment in a conjugated chromoprotein of blue-green algae. It functions as light-absorbing substance together with chlorophylls.
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D010798
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| MeSH 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
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phycocyanin" by people in Profiles.
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C-Phycocyanin-derived Phycocyanobilin as a Potential Nutraceutical Approach for Major Neurodegenerative Disorders and COVID-19- induced Damage to the Nervous System. Curr Neuropharmacol. 2021; 19(12):2250-2275.
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Isolation and characterization of high protein and phycocyanin producing mutants of Arthrospira platensis. J Basic Microbiol. 2018 Feb; 58(2):162-171.