Photoisomerization efficiency in UV-absorbing visual pigments: Protein-directed isomerization of an unprotonated retinal Schiff base

Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 6437-6445

  Tsutsui, Kei ^b   Imai, Hiroo ^a   Shichida, Yoshinori ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CHROMOPHORES; PH; PHOTOISOMERIZATION; PROTEINS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

LYSINE RESIDUES; OPSIN PROTEINS; SCHIFF BASE; ULTRAVIOLET ABSORBING PROTEINS;

PIGMENTS;

11 CIS RETINAL; LYSINE; OPSIN; RHODOPSIN; SCHIFF BASE; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ABSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; EXTRACTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMERIZATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MEASUREMENT; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTUM YIELD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOMERISM; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RETINAL PIGMENTS; RETINALDEHYDE; RHODOPSIN; SCHIFF BASES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 34249666129     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi7003763     Document Type: Article

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