Protein
Allophycocyanin subunit alpha-B
Organism
Synechococcus sp. (strain ATCC 27264 / PCC 7002 / PR-6)
Function
A variant alpha-allophycocyanin (AP) which forms a complex with beta-AP with maximum absorption at approximately 670 nanometers. It is an important phycobilisome terminal emitter involved in energy transfer to photosystem I (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the phycobiliprotein family.
Sequence
MSVVSQVILRADDELRYPSSGELSGIKNFLATGAVRIRIAEALADNEKKIVDQAQKQLFSIHPEYRTSGGNAATTKQYNQCLRDYGWYLRLVTYGILAGDKDPIERIGLIGVKEMYNALGVPVPGMVDAIRCLKDAALGVLDSEEARIAAPYFDFITQAMS