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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
16
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
The photoreaction of active-site-methylated, permethylated bacteriorhodopsin has been investigated by static and time-resolved UV-vis and infrared difference spectroscopy. Additional information on the isomeric composition of the initial state and of photoproducts was obtained by retinal extraction and subsequent HPLC analysis. The data show that the dark-adapted state contains only all-trans-retinal. Prolonged illumination produces a metastable state which contains essentially only 9-cis-retinal and which decays back to the dark-adapted initial state within 8 h. The time-resolved infrared difference spectra clearly demonstrate that laser flash excitation produces an intermediate that has all the characteristics of the L intermediate. It is demonstrated that the methyl group at the Schiff base nitrogen introduces a steric hindrance with the protein which inhibits a photoreaction at 80 K, but which allows the generation of an L-like intermediate at room temperature and 173 K.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-2960
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3915-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
The photoreaction of active-site-methylated bacteriorhodopsin: an investigation using static and time-resolved infrared difference spectroscopy.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Biophysik und Strahlenbiologie, Albert-Ludwig-Universität Freiburg, FRG.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't