Photochemistry of flavoprotein light sensors

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 801-809

  Conrad, Karen S ^a   Manahan, Craig C ^a   Crane, Brian R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUE LIGHT SENSOR USING FAD PROTEIN; CRYPTOCHROME; FLAVOPROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BLUF PROTEIN, E COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

BLUE LIGHT; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; LIGHT; LIGHT OXYGEN VOLTAGE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; REVIEW; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

CRYPTOCHROMES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROGEN BONDING; LIGHT; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 84921987255     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1633     Document Type: Review

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