Modulation of the metarhodopsin I/metarhodopsin II equilibrium of bovine rhodopsin by ionic strength. Evidence for a surface-charge effect

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 174-180

  Delange, Frank ^a   Merkx, Maarten ^a   Bovee Geurts, Petra H M ^a   Pistorius, Arthur M A ^a   Degrip, Willem J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bovine rhodopsin; Ionic strength; Metarhodopsin I metarhodopsin II equilibrium; pK(a); Surface charge

Indexed keywords

RHODOPSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0031029938     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.0174a.x     Document Type: Article

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