Ultrafast photo-induced reaction dynamics in bacteriorhodopsin and its Trp mutants

Journal of Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Briand, Julien ^a   Léonard, Jérémie ^a   Haacke, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Femtosecond pump probe; Photo isomerization; Protein photo activation; Retinal proteins

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHROMOPHORES; DYNAMICS; EXCITED STATES; GROUND STATE; ISOMERS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PROBES;

BACTERIORHODOPSIN (BR); CONFORMATIONAL FLEXIBILITY; DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION; FEMTOSECOND PUMP PROBES; PHOTO ACTIVATIONS; PHOTOINDUCED REACTION; RETINAL PROTEINS; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION;

PROTEINS;

EID: 78649563681     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/12/8/084004     Document Type: Article

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