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.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001436
altLabel
Bacteriorhodopsin
AN
do not confuse with BACTERIAL RHODOPSINS see RHODOPSINS, MICROBIAL
AQL
AD AE AG AI AN BI CH CL CS DE EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UL
cui
C0004654
DC
1
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.