Biologically Active Substance
bacteriorhodopsin
bac·te·ri·o·rho·dop·sin [ bak-teer-ee-oh-roh-dop-sin ]
Subclass of:
Rhodopsins, Microbial;
Archaeal Proteins
Definitions related to bacteriorhodopsins:
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Pigmented protein involved in proton transport across cell membranes of photosynthetic bacteria such as Halobacterium.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Rhodopsins found in the PURPLE MEMBRANE of halophilic archaea such as HALOBACTERIUM HALOBIUM. Bacteriorhodopsins function as an energy transducers, converting light energy into electrochemical energy via PROTON PUMPS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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