High-resolution X-ray structure of an early intermediate in the bacteriorhodopsin photocycle

Nature

Volumn 401, Issue 6755, 1999, Pages 822-826

  Edman, Karl ^a   Nollert, Peter ^b,e   Royant, Antoine ^c,d   Beirhali, Hassan ^d   Pebay Peyroula, Eva ^c   Hajdu, Janos ^a   Neutze, Richard ^a   Landau, Ehud M ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^d EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; COVALENT BOND; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON TRANSPORT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BACTERIORHODOPSINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; LIGHT; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033592726     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/44623     Document Type: Article

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