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أرشيف الوسم : halobium

bacteriorhodopsin

A membrane­ bound protein of the halophilic (salt­resistant) bacterium Halobacterium halobium. When activated by light, it pumps protons out of the cell; this creates a concentration gradient, which enables ATP to be synthesized. Bacteriorhodopsin is composed of seven a-helix segments, which span the membrane and are joined to­gether by short …

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