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bacteriorhodopsin

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bac·te·ri·o·rho·dop·sin  (bk-tîr--r-dpsn)
n.
A purple pigment similar to rhodopsin occurring in the cell membranes of bacteria of the genus Halobacterium that converts sunlight directly into chemical energy.


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Bacteriorhodopsin is found in the intensely purple cell membrane of a bacterium called Halobacterium salinarium, which grows in salt marshes.
Renugopalakrishnan, Coulter Eminent Chair, Florida International University "Retroengineering Bacteriorhodopsins for Technological Applications" 11:00am-11:30am: Keynote Speaker: Dr.
One bit of data could be stored by a single molecule of GFP rather than by macroscopic dots of bacteriorhodopsin, another light-responsive protein with data storage potential (SN: 3/8/97, p.
 
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