Extraction and purification of an unusual phycoerythrin in a terrestrial desiccation tolerant cyanobacterium Lyngbya arboricola

Abstract  Presence and stability of an unusual phycoerythrin (PE) characteristically similar to R-PE are described in a terrestrial, desiccation-tolerant cyanobacterium, Lyngbya arboricola. Extraction and purification of the PE by using