Source: wikibot/biliprotein
= Biliprotein
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Biliprotein is a type of protein that contains bilins as chromophores. Bilins are linear tetrapyrrole compounds that derive from the breakdown of heme, which is a component of hemoglobin and other heme-containing proteins. Biliproteins are found in various organisms, particularly in photosynthetic prokaryotes like cyanobacteria and certain algae.