Spin-labeling studies of the conformational changes in the vicinity of D36, D38, T46, and E161 of bacteriorhodopsin during the photocycle

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 983-993

  Rink, Thomas ^a   Riesle, Jens ^b   Oesterhelt, Dieter ^b   Gerwert, Klaus ^a   Steinhoff, Heinz Jürgen ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; PROTON PUMP;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; ISOMERISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTON TRANSPORT; SPIN LABELING;

EID: 0030852086     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78131-1     Document Type: Article

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