Proteorhodopsin-mediated phototrophy controls global carbon cycle

在这项研究中，我们的目的是通过使用我们最近发现的含有蛋白视紫红质(PR)的分离物来揭示其生物学功能。结果，我们成功地定量了PR的光致质子轰击活性，并测量了PR的可用波长范围。此外，还成功地分离出了许多被称为“难培养”的含有PR的细菌。

In this study, we aimed to reveal the biological function of proteorhodopsin(PR), which was discovered in 2000, by using our recent PR-containing isolates. As a result, we succeeded in the quantification of light-driven proton pomp activity of PR and the measurement of usable wavelength ranges of PR. Furthermore, many PR-containing bacteria, which have been known as "hard to cultivate", were successfully isolated.