a type of red pigment or protein which is found in algae
phycoerythrin in American English
(ˌfaikouɪˈrɪθrɪn, -ˈerəθrɪn)
noun
a red protein pigment occurring in red algae
Word origin
[1865–70; phyco- + erythr- + -in2]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: black belt, dunk, springboard, tick-tack-toe, valence-in is a noun suffix used in a special manner in chemical and mineralogical nomenclature(glycerin; acetin, etc.). In spelling, usage wavers between -in and -ine. In chemistry a certain distinction of use is attempted, basic substances havingthe termination -ine rather than -in (aconitine; aniline, etc.), and -in being restricted to certain neutral compounds, glycerides, glucosides, and proteids(albumin; palmitin, etc.), but this distinction is not always observed
Examples of 'phycoerythrin' in a sentence
phycoerythrin
The reaction is detected using biotinylated phosphoserine, phosphothreonine, and phosphotyrosine monoclonal antibodies followed by streptavidin-phycoerythrin.