Bacteriorhodopsin

Bacteriorhodopsin (Bop) is a protein used by Archaea, most notably by haloarchaea, a class of the Euryarchaeota. It acts as a proton pump; that is, it captures light energy and uses it to move protons across the membrane out of the cell. The resulting proton gradient is subsequently converted into chemical energy.

Bacteriorhodopsin
Halobacterium salinarum bacteriorhodopsin homotrimer viewed from the cytoplasm. Bound retinal shown in black. PDB: 6RQP​
Identifiers
OrganismHalobacterium salinarum
Symbolbop
UniProtP02945
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StructuresSwiss-model
DomainsInterPro
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