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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. transport proteins
  3. transporters
  4. cation pumps
  5. proton pump
  6. bacteriorhodopsins
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. transport proteins
  3. transporters
  4. cation pumps
  5. proton pump
  6. bacteriorhodopsins
  1. Fields of Study
  2. transport proteins
  3. transporters
  4. cation pumps
  5. proton pump
  6. bacteriorhodopsins
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. transport proteins
  3. transporters
  4. cation pumps
  5. proton pump
  6. bacteriorhodopsins
  1. Fields of Study
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. membrane proteins
  5. G-protein coupled receptors
  6. bacteriorhodopsins
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. membrane proteins
  5. G-protein coupled receptors
  6. bacteriorhodopsins
  1. Fields of Study
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. receptors
  5. G-protein coupled receptors
  6. bacteriorhodopsins
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  3. proteins
  4. receptors
  5. G-protein coupled receptors
  6. bacteriorhodopsins

Preferred term

bacteriorhodopsins

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2016

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Scope note

  • Use for archaeal or bacterial proteins; for purplish-red, light-sensitive pigment found in retinal rod cells of most vertebrates USE rhodopsin

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/270545

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