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What are phycobilins?

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They are proteiceous pigments, soluble in water, and do not contain Mg and Phytol tail. They exist in two forms such as:
(i) Phycocyanin found in cyanobacteria.
Phycoerythin found in rhodophycean algae (Red algae).
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