Purple Membrane

Functionally and structurally differentiated, purple-pigmented regions of the cytoplasmic membrane of some strains of Halobacterium halobium. The membrane develops under anaerobic conditions and is made almost entirely of the purple pigment BACTERIORHODOPSINS. (From Singleton and Sainsbury Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)

Year introduced: 1995

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Tree Number(s): A11.284.149.648, A20.871

MeSH Unique ID: D018717

Entry Terms:

• Membrane, Purple
• Membranes, Purple
• Purple Membranes

Previous Indexing:

• Bacteriorhodopsin (1976-1994)
• Cell Membrane (1971-1978)

See Also:

• Bacteriorhodopsins

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Cell Membrane
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