Definition of Chlorosome

1. Noun. A photosynthetic antenna complex found in green sulfur bacteria and some green filamentous anoxygenic phototrophs, differing from other antenna complexes by its large size and lack of protein matrix supporting the photosynthetic pigments. ¹

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Medical Definition of Chlorosome

1. Elongated membranous vesicles attached to the plasma membrane of green photosynthetic bacteria, contain the light harvesting antenna complexes of bacteria in the sub Order Chlorobiineae. Pigments include bacteriochlorophylls and carotenoids. Origin: Gr. Soma = body This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chlorosome

chloropyramine
chloropyrazine
chloropyridine
chloropyridines
chloropyridyl
chloropyromorphite
chloroquine
chloroquines
chloroquinoline
chloroquinolinols
chloroses
chlorosilyl
chlorosis
chlorosity
chlorosomal
chlorosome (current term)
chlorosomes
chlorostannate
chlorostannates
chlorosugar
chlorosulfite
chlorosulfolipid
chlorosulfolipids
chlorosulfonated polyethylene
chlorosulfonated polyethylenes
chlorosulfonic
chlorosulfonic acid
chlorosulfonyl
chlorosulfuric
chlorosulfuric acid

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