Photoisomerization and Photoionization of the Photoactive Yellow Protein Chromophore in Solution

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 2538-2550

  Larsen, Delmar S ^a   Vengris, Mikas ^a   Van Stokkum, Ivo H M ^a   Van Der Horst, Michael A ^b   De Weerd, Frank L ^a   Hellingwerf, Klaas J ^b   Van Grondelle, Rienk ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARA COUMARIC ACID; RADICAL; THIOMETHYL PARA COUMARIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; CIS TRANS ISOMERISM; DISPERSED PUMP DUMP PROBE SPECTROSCOPY; DYNAMICS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXCITATION; HYDRATION; IONIZATION; ISOMERIZATION; OPTICAL DENSITY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTORECEPTOR; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 1942519289     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74309-X     Document Type: Article

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