The photochemical mechanism of a B 12-dependent photoreceptor protein

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Kutta, Roger J ^a   Hardman, Samantha J O ^a   Johannissen, Linus O ^a   Bellina, Bruno ^a   Messiha, Hanan L ^a   Ortiz Guerrero, Juan Manuel ^b   Elías Arnanz, Montserrat ^b   Padmanabhan, S ^c   Barran, Perdita ^a   Scrutton, Nigel S ^a   Jones, Alex R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBAMAMIDE; TETRAMER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; DNA; ENZYME; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTORECEPTION; PIGMENT; PROTEIN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODYNAMICS; PHOTORECEPTOR; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTROSCOPY; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COBAMIDES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIGHT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 84939178803     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8907     Document Type: Article

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