Light absorbing proteins and protein prosthetic groups found in certain microorganisms. Some microbial photoreceptors initiate specific chemical reactions which signal a change in the environment, while others generate energy by pumping specific ions across a cellular membrane.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D020283
altLabel
Photoreceptor, Microbial
Microbial Photoreceptor
Microbial Photoreceptors
AN
coord with specific organism
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
C0600527
DC
1
definition
Light absorbing proteins and protein prosthetic groups found in certain microorganisms. Some microbial photoreceptors initiate specific chemical reactions which signal a change in the environment, while others generate energy by pumping specific ions across a cellular membrane.
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