halorhodopsin

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Etymology[edit]

halo- +‎ rhodopsin

Noun[edit]

halorhodopsin (countable and uncountable, plural halorhodopsins)

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  1. (biochemistry) A light-driven ion pump, specific to chloride ions, found in phylogenetically ancient archaea known as halobacteria.

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