bacteriorhodopsin

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

From bacterio- +‎ rhodopsin.

Noun

[edit]

bacteriorhodopsin (plural bacteriorhodopsins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
[edit]

Translations

[edit]
Translations
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=bacteriorhodopsin&oldid=81988190"