Active internal waters in the bacteriorhodopsin photocycle. A comparative study of the L and M intermediates at room and cryogenic temperatures by infrared spectroscopy

Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 4071-4081

  Lórenz Fonfría, Víctor A ^a   Furutani, Yuji ^a   Kandori, Hideki ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; HYDRATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BACTERIORHODOPSIN PHOTOCYCLE; CONTINUUM BAND; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIORHODOPSIN;

ARTICLE; CYTOPLASM; EXCITATION; HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIORHODOPSINS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 41449088527     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi7024063     Document Type: Article

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