| Literature DB >> 17449675 |
Hitoshi Nakamichi1, Volker Buss, Tetsuji Okada.
Abstract
The primary photochemical process of the visual function has been investigated using the three crystallographic models, 11-cis-rhodopsin, all-trans-bathorhodopsin, and the artificial isomeric 9-cis-rhodopsin. Detailed examination of the atomic displacements and dihedral angle changes of the retinal chromophore involved in the interconversion among these isomers suggests the mechanism of isomerization efficiency.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17449675 PMCID: PMC1877761 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.108225
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033