The role of small intraprotein cavities in the catalytic cycle of bacteriorhodopsin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 886-896

  Friedman, Ran ^a   Nachliel, Esther ^a   Gutman, Menachem ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROTON; WATER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; HYDRATION; HYDROPHILICITY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOLVATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0042845836     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74528-7     Document Type: Article

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