Photoexcitation of the O-intermediate in bacteriorhodopsin mutant L93A

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3857-3863

  Toth Boconadi R ^a   Keszthelyi, Lajos ^a   Stoeckenius, W ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; CIS TRANS ISOMERISM; ILLUMINATION; MUTANT; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 17444451108     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)75113-3     Document Type: Article

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