Primary Reaction of Sensory Rhodopsin II Mutant D75N

  • Mirka-Kristin Verhoefen
  • Sergiu Amarie
  • Martin O. Lenz
  • Johann P. Klare
  • Martin Engelhard
  • Josef Wachrveitl
Conference paper
Part of the Springer Series in Chemical Physics book series (CHEMICAL, volume 88)

Abstract

The primary reaction of the sensory rhodopsin II mutant D75N has been investigated using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. A reaction mechanism taking into account all observations including the slower photoresponse has been worked out.

Keywords

Transient Absorption Primary Reaction Excited State Absorption Transient Absorption Spectrum Main Absorption Band 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Mirka-Kristin Verhoefen
    • 1
  • Sergiu Amarie
    • 1
  • Martin O. Lenz
    • 1
  • Johann P. Klare
    • 2
  • Martin Engelhard
    • 2
  • Josef Wachrveitl
    • 1
  1. 1.Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Institut für BiophysikJohann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainGermany
  2. 2.Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare PhysiologieDortmundGermany

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