Relationship Between Structure, Dynamics and Function of Hydrated Purple Membrane Investigated by Neutron Scattering and Dielectric Spectroscopy

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 371, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 914-923

  Buchsteiner, Alexandra ^a   Lechner, Ruep E ^b,c   Hauß, Thomas ^a,c   Dencher, Norbert A ^c  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

bacteriorhodopsin; dielectric function; dynamic transition; freezing bound water; neutron scattering

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; PROTON PUMP;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; FREEZING; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; MELTING POINT; MEMBRANE MARKER; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PURPLE MEMBRANE; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 34547110163     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.05.092     Document Type: Article

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