Proton affinity changes driving unidirectional proton transport in the bacteriorhodopsin photocycle

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 332, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1183-1193

  Onufriev, Alexey ^a,c   Smondyrev, Alexander ^b   Bashford, Donald ^a,d  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SCHRÖDINGER INC   (United States)

^c State University   (United States)

^d ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Affinity switch; Bacteriorhodopsin; Continuum electrostatics; Photo cycle; Protonation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CYTOPLASM; MEMBRANE MODEL; METHODOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 0042386423     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00903-3     Document Type: Article

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