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Photoprotein

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photoenzymenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a photochemical reaction
photopsinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a class of photoreceptor proteins present in the cones of the retina.
photooxidasenoun(biochemistry) photochemical oxidase
photoprotectornoun(biochemistry) A photoprotective substance
proteorhodopsinnoun(biochemistry) Any of several proteins, found in marine bacteria, that are light-dependent proton pumps.
photopeptidenoun(biochemistry) Any photoactivatable peptide
photopigmentnounAny pigment that is unstable in the presence of light; used especially of the chromophore pigments in the rod cells and cone cells of the eye
chromoproteidnounAlternative form of chromoprotein. [(biochemistry) Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem.]
chromoproteinnoun(biochemistry) Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem.
phototropinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a class of photoreceptor flavoproteins that mediate phototropism in higher plants.
phototransferasenoun(biochemistry) Any photochemical transferase
biliproteinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a group of coloured conjugated protein, containing a bilin, that function as photoreceptors
photoacceptornoun(biochemistry) A pigment that accepts a photon as the first stage in a photochemical reaction sequence
protochlorophyllnounA pigment that is converted to chlorophyll by the action of light
apophytochromenoun(biochemistry) The apoprotein of a phytochrome
luminopsinnoun(biochemistry) A bioluminescent opsin
phototrophinnounMisspelling of phototropin. [(biochemistry) Any of a class of photoreceptor flavoproteins that mediate phototropism in higher plants.]
chromagennoun(biochemistry) Any compound, such as heme, that forms a biological pigment when attached to a protein
rhodopsinnoun(biochemistry) A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal
peripherinnoun(biochemistry) An intermediate filament protein expressed mainly in neurons of the peripheral nervous system

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