Excited-state dynamics simulation of the photoisomerization process of bacteriorhodopsin
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The membrane protein bacteriorhodopsin contains all-trans-retinal in a binding site lined by amino acid side groups and water molecules that guide the photodynamics of retinal. Upon absorption of light, retinal undergoes a subpicosecond all-trans-->13-cis phototransformation involving torsion around a double bond. The main reaction product triggers later events in the protein that induce pumpin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seibutsu Butsuri
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0582-4052,1347-4219
DOI: 10.2142/biophys.40.s39_3