N-like intermediate in the photocycle of the acid purple form of bacteriorhodopsin.
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The photocycle of the acid-purple form of bacteriorhodopsin (BR) was studied by multiwavelength absorption kinetic measurements. The data were evaluated using a new method based on the differences in the kinetics of the absorption changes at different wavelengths [Tokaji, Zs. (1995) FEBS Lett. 357, 156-160]. The evaluation indicates that, in contrast to the previous suggestion, the photocycle of the acid purple BR contains an intermediate that, in its spectral and kinetic properties, resembles the N intermediate of the alkaline BR photocycle.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- FEBS letters
دوره 405 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997