Ultrafast energy relaxation in bacteriorhodopsin studied by time-integrated fluorescence
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Absorption, fluorescence and excitation spectra of three-dimensional bacteriorhodopsin crystals harvested from a lipidic cubic phase are presented. The combination of the spectroscopic expts. performed at room temp., controlled pH and full external hydrati ...
The spectrally and temporally resolved fluorescence properties of native bacteriorhodopsin (bR) and bR reconstituted with a nonisomerizing analog of the retinal Schiff base (bR5.12) are examd. The first attempt to exptl. monitor the excited state relaxatio ...
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