Bacteriorhodopsin/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Bacteriorhodopsin.

enzyme or trans-membrane protein existing in the cellular membrane of Halobacterium Salinarium and acting as a light-driven proton pump. potential applications in information technology, such as the use of biological molecules to encode, manipulate and retrieve information, allowing the development of organic memory circuits.