bacteriorhodopsin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps

Word forms

bacteriorhodopsin bacteriorhodopsins

Etymology

From bacterio- + rhodopsin.

Related words

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