Term Name: biological pigment
Synonyms: pigments
Definition: An endogenous molecular entity that results in a colour of an organism as the consequence of the selective absorption of light.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:26130]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: biophysical role
inverse has_role: 1,6-dihydroxyphenazine 3'-hydroxyechinenone 9-cis-beta-carotene all-trans-neoxanthin amaranthin antheraxanthin asperthecin aspulvinone atromentin bacterioruberin beta-carotene bixin brazilein brazilin canthaxanthin chrysogine cladofulvin curcumin delphinidin delphinidin(1-) flexirubins indigoidine isoliquiritigenin legioliulin leucopterin (enol form) leucopterin (keto form) malvidin malvin melanins michigazone monascorubrin nicotine blue ommochrome phlobaphene prodigiosin protochlorophyllide pulcherrimin purpurin pyocyanine pyoverdine rubrofusarin scytonemin staphyloxanthin undecylprodigiosin