xanthorhodopsin

X8A1N1T1H4O1R1H4O1D2O1P3S1I1N1

noun

A light-driven carotenoid proton pump found in Salinibacter ruber

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Meanings

nounxanthorhodopsin (countable and uncountable, plural xanthorhodopsins)

plural xanthorhodopsins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA light-driven carotenoid proton pump found in Salinibacter ruber

Origin

From xantho- + rhodopsin.

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xanthorhodopsin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xanthorhodopsin

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“xanthorhodopsin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xanthorhodopsin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xanthorhodopsin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xanthorhodopsin.

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