Term Name: phycocyanobilin
Synonyms: 8,12-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-18-ethyl-3-ethylidene-2,7,13,17-tetramethyl-2,3-dihydrobilin-1,19(21H,24H)-dione, phycocyanobilin
Definition: A bilin that consists of 8,12-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-18-ethyl-3-ethylidene-2,7,13,17-tetramethyl-2,3-dihydrobilin bearing two oxo substituents at positions 1 and 19.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:48863]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: bilins
has subtype: (2R)-phycocyanobilin
has_role: phytochrome chromophore
inverse has_functional_parent: S-phycocyanobilin-L-cysteine