Anatomy

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 & Sainsbury Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)

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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 & Sainsbury Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)

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3 entry terms
  • Membrane, Purple
  • Membranes, Purple
  • Purple Membranes

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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95; was see BACTERIORHODOPSIN 1976-94

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

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  1. A11w.284w.149w.648
  2. A20.871

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Purple Membrane. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018717. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018717
  2. Purple Membrane. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70061812