Molecular dynamics investigation of primary photoinduced events in the activation of rhodopsin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 3097-3112

  Saam, Jan ^a,b   Tajkhorshid, Emad ^a   Hayashi, Shigehiko ^a   Schulten, Klaus ^a,c  

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

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA IONONE; GLUTAMINE; POLYENE; RETINAL; RHODOPSIN; SCHIFF BASE;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; HYDRATION; HYDROGEN BOND; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTOACTIVATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

EID: 0036930078     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75314-9     Document Type: Article

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