Molecular dynamics simulation of bacteriorhodopsin's photoisomerization using ab initio forces for the excited chromophore

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1440-1449

  Hayashi, Shigehiko ^a   Tajkhorshid, Emad ^a   Schulten, Klaus ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; CATION;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; ISOMERISM; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOTAXIS; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

EID: 0041320967     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74576-7     Document Type: Article

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