bacteriorhodopsin
[ bak-teer-ee-oh-roh-dop-sin ]
/ bækˌtɪər i oʊ roʊˈdɒp sɪn /
noun Biochemistry.
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 photosynthetic organisms.
Words nearby bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriolysin,
bacteriolysis,
bacteriopexy,
bacteriophage,
bacteriopsonin,
bacteriorhodopsin,
bacterioscopy,
bacteriosis,
bacteriostasis,
bacteriostat,
bacteriotoxin