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Definition of Halorhodopsin
1. Noun. (biochemistry) A light-driven ion pump, specific to chloride ions, found in phylogenetically ancient archaea known as halobacteria. ¹
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Medical Definition of Halorhodopsin
1. Light driven chloride ion pump of halobacteria, a retinylidene protein very similar to bacteriorhodopsin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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