ALL meanings of bacteriorhodopsin
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B b - noun bacteriorhodopsin a purple protein containing retinal and found in the plasma membrane of certain bacteria (genus Halobacterium): it directly supplies electrochemical energy from sunlight 3
- noun bacteriorhodopsin a protein complex in the membrane of halobacteria that conducts a unique form of photosynthesis, employing the light-sensitive pigment retinal rather than the chlorophyll used by all other known photosynthetic organisms. 1
- noun bacteriorhodopsin (biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps. 0