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Bacteriorhodopsins
Medical Definition: | Rhodopsins found in the PURPLE MEMBRANE of halophilic archaea such as HALOBACTERIUM HALOBIUM. Bacteriorhodopsins function as an energy transducers, coverting light energy into electrochemical energy via PROTON PUMPS. | |
Guide Notes: | do not confuse with BACTERIAL RHODOPSINS see RHODOPSINS, MICROBIAL | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 53026-44-1 |
Previously Indexed: | Bacterial Proteins (1974-1975),Retinal Pigments (1974-1975) |
Bacteriorhodopsins Medical Definitions and Terms
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