New photocycle intermediates in the photoactive yellow protein from Ectothiorhodospira halophila: Picosecond transient absorption spectroscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 406-412

  Ujj, L ^a   Devanathan, S ^a   Meyer, T E ^a   Cusanovich, M A ^a   Tollin, G ^a   Atkinson, G H ^a  

^a University of Arizona ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ECTOTHIORHODOSPIRA HALOPHILA;

EID: 0031808072     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77525-3     Document Type: Article

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