The residues Leu 93 and Asp 96 act independently in the bacteriorhodopsin photocycle: Studies with the Leu 93→Ala, Asp 96→Asn double mutant

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2366-2372

  Delaney, John K ^a   Subramaniam, Sriram ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIORHODOPSIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; SCHIFF BASE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTOACTIVATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTON TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE;

ALANINE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIORHODOPSINS; HALOBACTERIUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; LEUCINE; LIGHT; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SCHIFF BASES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029963233     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79803-X     Document Type: Article

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