Ab Initio Quantum Chemical Investigation of the First Steps of the Photocycle of Phototropin: A Model Study

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 101-109

  Neiß, Christian ^a   Saalfrank, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOTOTROPIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RADICAL; SULFUR; THIOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ACCELERATION; ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; BLUE LIGHT; ELECTRON; ENERGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTROPISM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SURFACE CHARGE;

CYSTEINE; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EYE PROTEINS; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; FLAVOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; QUANTUM THEORY; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 2342652526     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)077<0101:AIQCIO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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