E113 is required for the efficient photoisomerization of the unprotonated chromophore in a UV-absorbing visual pigment

Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 41, 2008, Pages 10829-10833

  Tsutsui, Kei ^a   Imai, Hiroo ^a   Shichida, Yoshinori ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALDEHYDES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ISOMERIZATION; MEATS; PAINT; QUANTUM YIELD; VISION;

COUNTER IONS; PROTONATED; SCHIFF-BASE; VISIBLE-LIGHT; VISUAL PIGMENTS; WILD-TYPE;

CHROMOPHORES;

VISUAL PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; ISOMER; ISOMERIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RETINA CONE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ISOMERISM; MICE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RETINAL PIGMENTS; RHODOPSIN;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 53749087534     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi801377v     Document Type: Article

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