Phaeopigment

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA non-photosynthetic pigment which is the degradation product of algal chlorophyll pigments. It is commonly formed during and after marine phytoplankton blooms.

Synonyms

pheopigment phaeomelanin photopigment phaeomelanosome bacteriophaeophytin phytochrome hemopigment pheophytinase phaeomelanogenesis lipopigment bacteriopheophytin bilin

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