Mechanism of photoisomerization of the rhodopsin chromophore

Biochemistry (Moscow)

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 730-732

  Vassilieva Vashakmadze, N S ^a   Gakhokidze, R A ^a   Gakhokidze, A R ^a  

^a TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Diamagnetism; Dipole moment; Isomerization; Rotating moment; Visual receptor

Indexed keywords

DIAMAGNETISM; DIPOLE MOMENT; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPHTHALMOLOGY;

METHYL GROUP; POTENTIAL BARRIERS; REPULSION FORCE; ROTATING MOMENT; VISUAL RECEPTOR;

CHROMOPHORES;

RETINAL; RHODOPSIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ISOMERISM; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ISOMERISM; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RETINALDEHYDE; RHODOPSIN; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 46449124044     PISSN: 00062979     EISSN: 16083040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0006297908060151     Document Type: Article

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