Retinal conformation and dynamics in activation of rhodopsin illuminated by solid-state 2H NMR spectroscopy

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 442-453

  Brown, Michael F ^a,b,c   Martínez Mayorga, Karina ^a,d   Nakanishi, Koji ^e   Salgado, Gilmar F J ^c,f   Struts, Andrey V ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d TORREY PINES INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR STUDIES   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINAL; RHODOPSIN;

ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LIGHT; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; HUMANS; LIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; RETINALDEHYDE; RHODOPSIN;

EID: 60849085720     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2008.00510.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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