MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : bacteriorhodopsin;
MeSH CAS label : bacteriorhodopsins;
Registry Number MeSH : 53026-44-1;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with BACTERIAL RHODOPSINS see RHODOPSINS, MICROBIAL;
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.