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bacteriorhodopsin

[ bak-teer-ee-oh-roh-dop-sin ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. 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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bacteriorhodopsin1

First recorded in 1975–80; bacterio- + rhodopsin

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