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Descriptor English: Bacteriorhodopsins
Descriptor Spanish: Bacteriorodopsinas
Descriptor bacteriorrodopsinas
Scope note: Rodopsinas que se encuentran en la MEMBRANA PÚRPURA de archaea halófilas tales como HALOBACTERIUM HALOBIUM. Las bacteriorrodopsinas funcionan como transductores de energía, convirtiendo la energía lumínica en energía electroquímica por medio de BOMBAS DE PROTONES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Bacteriorodopsinas
Descriptor French: Bactériorhodopsines
Entry term(s): Bacteriorhodopsin
Tree number(s): D12.776.090.200
D12.776.157.530.450.250.875.249
D12.776.543.585.450.250.875.249
D12.776.752.812.249
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001436
Scope note: Rhodopsins found in the PURPLE MEMBRANE of halophilic archaea such as HALOBACTERIUM HALOBIUM. Bacteriorhodopsins function as an energy transducers, converting light energy into electrochemical energy via PROTON PUMPS.
Annotation: do not confuse with BACTERIAL RHODOPSINS see RHODOPSINS, MICROBIAL
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
Registry Number: 53026-44-1
CAS Type 1 Name: Bacteriorhodopsins
Previous Indexing: Bacterial Proteins (1974-1975)
Retinal Pigments (1974-1975)
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see BACTERIORHODOPSIN 1977-2001, see CAROTENOIDS 1976-1986
History Note: 2002(1976)
Related: Purple Membrane MeSH
DeCS ID: 1459
Unique ID: D001436
NLM Classification: QW 52
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/18
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Bacteriorhodopsins - Preferred
Concept UI M0002142
Scope note Rhodopsins found in the PURPLE MEMBRANE of halophilic archaea such as HALOBACTERIUM HALOBIUM. Bacteriorhodopsins function as an energy transducers, converting light energy into electrochemical energy via PROTON PUMPS.
Preferred term Bacteriorhodopsins
Entry term(s) Bacteriorhodopsin



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