| Literature DB >> 7988713 |
U Haupts1, W Eisfeld, M Stockburger, D Oesterhelt.
Abstract
Sensory rhodopsin I (SRI), the mutated derivative SRI-D76N and the complex of SRI with its transducer HtrI were overexpressed in Halobacterium salinarium and analyzed by resonance Raman spectroscopy. In the initial state SRI contains all-trans retinal bound via a protonated Schiff base as confirmed by retinal extraction which yields 95 +/- 3% all-trans retinal. The photocycle intermediate absorbing maximally at 380 nm (SRI380) contains a Schiff base linkage between the protein and 13-cis retinal. Extraction of illuminated SRI yields up to 93% 13-cis retinal. Neither the mutation D76N nor HtrI changed the vibrational pattern of the chromophore.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7988713 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(94)01226-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124