Bacteriorhodopsin — is a protein used by archaea, most notably halobacteria. It acts as a proton pump, i.e. it captures light energy and uses it to move protons across the membrane out of the cell. The resulting proton gradient is subsequently converted into… … Wikipedia
Bacteriorhodopsin — Vorhandene Strukturdaten: s. UniProt … Deutsch Wikipedia
bacteriorhodopsin — [bak tir΄ē ō΄rō däp′sin] n. a purple protein containing retinal and found in the plasma membrane of certain bacteria (genus Halobacterium): it directly supplies electrochemical energy from sunlight … English World dictionary
bacteriorhodopsin — noun Date: 1971 a purple pigmented protein that is found in the outer membrane of a bacterium (Halobacterium salinarium syn. H. halobium) and that converts light energy into chemical energy in the synthesis of ATP … New Collegiate Dictionary
bacteriorhodopsin — A light driven proton pumping protein (248 residues, 26 kD), similar to rhodopsin, found in purple patches in the cytoplasmic membrane of the bacterium Halobacterium halobium. It is composed of 7 transmembrane helices, and contains the light… … Dictionary of molecular biology
bacteriorhodopsin — /bak tear ee oh roh dop sin/, n. Biochem. 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… … Universalium
bacteriorhodopsin — noun Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps. See Also: proteorhodopsin … Wiktionary
bacteriorhodopsin — bac·te·ri·o·rho·dop·sin bak .tir ē ō rō däp sən n a purple pigmented protein that is found in the outer membrane of a bacterium (Halobacterium salinarium syn. H. halobium) and that converts light energy into chemical energy in the synthesis of… … Medical dictionary
bacteriorhodopsin — bac·te·rio·rhodopsin … English syllables
bacteriorhodopsin — bac•te•ri•o•rho•dop•sin [[t]bækˌtɪər i oʊ roʊˈdɒp sɪn[/t]] n. biochem. a protein complex that contains retinal and is used by halobacteria for photosynthesis instead of chlorophyll • Etymology: 1975–80 … From formal English to slang