xanthorhodopsin

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English

Etymology

From xantho- +‎ rhodopsin.

Noun

xanthorhodopsin (countable and uncountable, plural xanthorhodopsins)

  1. (biochemistry) A light-driven carotenoid proton pump found in Salinibacter ruber