Femtosecond spectroscopic observations of initial intermediates in the photocycle of the photoactive yellow protein from Ectothiorhodospira halophila

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1017-1023

  Devanathan, Savitha ^a   Pacheco, Andrew ^a   Ujj, Laszlo ^a   Cusanovich, Michael ^a   Tollin, Gordon ^a   Lin, Su ^b   Woodbury, Neal ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOACTIVE YELLOW PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; HALORHODOSPIRA HALOPHILA; KINETICS; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ECTOTHIORHODOSPIRA; HALOPHILA; HALORHODOSPIRA HALOPHILA; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 0032809454     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)76952-3     Document Type: Article

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