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Dictionary » P » Purple membrane Purple membranepurple membrane (Science: cell biology) plasma membrane of halobacterium and halococcus, that contains a protein bound carotenoid pigment that absorbs light and uses the energy to translocate protons from the cytoplasm to the exterior. The proton gradient then provides energy for aTP synthesis. The binding protein is called bacteriorhodopsin or purple membrane protein. ![]()
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Results from our forumRe: Specific Osmosis Question... Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a differentially permeable membrane due to concentration differences. That is to say, water (H20) goes ... protein is the red object. The membrane itself is depicted by the purple spheres. http://i56.tinypic.com/357rcso.jpg Source: ...
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Re:... originated the way same. The closest relative to mitochondria are "purple bacteria", which are heterothropic themselves and have the same respiratory system. The double membrane around the mitochondria signifies originally there was some kind of immune ...
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Re: Help w/ Lab Assignment: How Things Get Into & Out Of Cell... is somewhat incorrect as neither glucose nor starch will penetrate the membrane. Well I am fairly certain that starch cannot penetrate as I looked ... of glucose out of the bag, and the water outside of the bag would turn purple. ---------------------------------------edit---------------------------------------- ...
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The Fiber Disease... we need to know what each color is used for the yellow, the blue, purple (which is more than likely bacteriorhopdospin -- purple membrane glob used as a computer memore encoded with viruses or whatever), the red, we know ...
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The Fiber Disease... see when this masks illuminates, as bateriorhodopsin illuminates (the purple glob membrane of the halobacterioum salerium that attaches to the mitchondria which the one of the ...
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