The influence of a transmembrane pH gradient on protonation probabilities of bacteriorhodopsin: The structural basis of the back-pressure effect

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 339, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 571-589

  Calimet, Nicolas ^a   Ullmann, G Matthias ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

BR, bacteriorhodopsin; continuum electrostatics; irregular titrations; MC, Monte Carlo; pH gradient; SB, Schiff base; titration calculations; transmembrane protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; SCHIFF BASE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL PH; ELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 2442597248     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.03.075     Document Type: Article

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