Electrostatic and steric interactions determine bacteriorhodopsin single-molecule biomechanics

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2024-2037

  Voïtchovsky, Kislon ^a   Contera, Sonia Antoranz ^a   Ryan, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; HALORHODOPSIN; PROTON PUMP; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRICITY; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; HYDROGEN BOND; ISOMERIZATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTON TRANSPORT; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 34548767173     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.101469     Document Type: Article

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