Photodynamics of the small BLUF protein BlrB from Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 180-194

  Zirak, P ^a   Penzkofer, A ^a   Schiereis, T ^b   Hegemann, P ^b   Jung, A ^c   Schlichting, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorption spectroscopy; BlrB from Rhodobacter sphaeroides; Blue light photoreceptor; BLUF domain; FAD; Flavin semiquinone; Flavins; Flavoprotein; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Photo cycle; Photo degradation; Photo reduction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BLUE LIGHT RECEPTOR B; LUMICHROME; LUMIFLAVINE; PROTEIN BLRB; QUERCETIN; SEMIQUINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; DARKNESS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

BINDING SITES; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; FLAVOPROTEINS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTORECEPTORS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

EID: 33646507093     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2005.12.015     Document Type: Article

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