A semiempirical study of the optimized ground and excited state potential energy surfaces of retinal and its protonated Schiff base

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-21

  Parusel, Andreas B J ^b   Pohorille, Andrew ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Rennweg 95b   (Austria)

Author keywords

Optimized excited states; Potential energy surface; Protonated Schiff base; Retinal; Semiempirical study

Indexed keywords

PROTON; RETINAL; SCHIFF BASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EXCITATION; GEOMETRY; ISOMERISM; OPTICAL ROTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036885290     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(01)00238-X     Document Type: Article

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