Molecular dynamics study of early picosecond events in the bacteriorhodopsin photocycle: Dielectric response, vibrational cooling and the J, K intermediates

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 453-460

  Xu, Dong ^a,b   Martin, Charles ^a   Schulten, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SOLVATION; VIBRATION;

EID: 0030058834     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79588-7     Document Type: Article

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