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bacteriorhodopsin
[
bak-teer-ee-oh-roh-
dop
-sin
]
bac·te·ri·o·rho·dop·sin
/
bækˌtɪər
i
oʊ
roʊˈdɒp
sɪn
/
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[
bak-teer-ee-oh-roh-
dop
-sin
]
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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.
Origin:
1975–80;
bacterio-
+
rhodopsin
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