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archaerhodopsin

archaerhodopsin noun: any of a group of proteins, isolated from halobacteria, that are light-driven proton pumps.

Noun

archaerhodopsin (plural archaerhodopsins)

  1. Any of a group of proteins, isolated from halobacteria, that are light-driven proton pumps
    • Bilateral inactivation of cholinergic BF neurons genetically targeted with archaerhodopsin prolonged SWS and decreased the probability of awakening from SWS in mice.2015 July 8, “Silencing of Cholinergic Basal Forebrain Neurons Using Archaerhodopsin Prolongs Slow-Wave Sleep in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of archaerhodopsin

pluralarchaerhodopsins

Questions about archaerhodopsin

What does archaerhodopsin mean?
Archaerhodopsin means any of a group of proteins, isolated from halobacteria, that are light-driven proton pumps.
What part of speech is archaerhodopsin?
Archaerhodopsin is a noun.
What is the plural of archaerhodopsin?
The plural of archaerhodopsin is archaerhodopsins.

Words near archaerhodopsin in the dictionary

  1. archaeplastid
  2. archaeplastidal
  3. archaeplastidan
  4. archaeplastidans
  5. archaeplastids
  6. archaerhodopsin
  7. archaerhodopsins
  8. archaesporia
  9. archaesporial
  10. archaesporium
  11. archaeus

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