Name: Phycocyanobilin
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- Overview
  - Phycocyanobilin is a chromophore found in blue-green algae and cyanobacteria. It is a component of the holoprotein phycocyanin and aids in the harvesting of light energy. This biliverdin derivative is converted to phycocyanorubin by biliverdin reductase in mammalian cells. The addition of phycocyanobilin to human cells leads to potent inhibition of NADPH oxidase. It also binds to human serum albumin (HSA). Structurally, Phycocyanin shares many similarities to bilirubin and biliverdin.
    
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- Properties
  - CAS Number
    
    20298-86-6
    
    Molecular Formula
    
    C33H38N4O6
    
    Molecular Weight
    
    586.68 g/mol
    
    MDL Number
    
    MFCD22684686
    
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- Reference
  - Fairchild et al (1992). Phycocyanin a-subunit phycocyanobilin lyase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 89:7017-7021
    McCarthy (2007). Clinical Potential of Spirulina as a Source of Phycocyanobilin. Journal of Medicinal Food. 10:566-570
    Minic. et al (2015). Phycocyanobilin, a bioactive tetrapyrrolic compound of blue-green alga Spirulina, binds with high affinity and competes with bilirubin for binding on human serum albumin. Royal society of chemistry Advances. 5:61787-61798.