Nature of the surface crossing process in bacteriorhodopsin: Computer simulations of the quantum dynamics of the primary photochemical event

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 105, Issue 40, 2001, Pages 9857-9871

  Warshel, A ^a   Chu, Z T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUND STATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM THEORY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WATER;

CHROMOPHORES;

EID: 0035846382     PISSN: 10895647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp010704a     Document Type: Article

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