Photoisomerization mechanism of rhodopsin and 9-cis-rhodopsin revealed by X-ray crystallography

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Nakamichi, Hitoshi ^a   Buss, Volker ^b   Okada, Tetsuji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHORHODOPSIN; RHODOPSIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMATOPHORE; ISOMER; ISOMERIZATION; RETINA; VISION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 34250340151     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.108225     Document Type: Article

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