Conformational changes in an ultrafast light-driven enzyme determine catalytic activity

Nature

Volumn 456, Issue 7224, 2008, Pages 1001-1004

  Sytina, Olga A ^a   Heyes, Derren J ^b   Hunter, C Neil ^c   Alexandre, Maxime T ^a   Van Stokkum, Ivo H M ^a   Van Grondelle, Rienk ^a   Groot, Marie Louise ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTOCHLOROPHYLLIDE; PROTON; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

CATALYSIS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIGHT EFFECT; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTON TRANSPORT; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 53749108150     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07354     Document Type: Article

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