Characterization of a conical intersection between the ground and first excited state for a retinal analog

Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM

Volumn 506, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 169-178

  Molnar, F ^a   Ben Nun, M ^a   Martinez T J ^a   Schulten, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriorhodopsin; Conical intersection; Photoisomerization; Polyenes; Quantum chemistry; Retinal protonated Schiff base

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; POLYENE; RETINAL; SCHIFF BASE;

CHROMATOPHORE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ISOMERISM; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0034647672     PISSN: 01661280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-1280(00)00410-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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