Site of attachment of retinal in bacteriorhodopsin.
The identity of the lysine residue in bacteriorhodopsin to which the chromophore, retinal, is attached as a Schiff's base has been reinvestigated. Retinal is now shown to be linked to lysine-216 and not lysine-41, as had been concluded previously. The retinal in purple membrane was replaced by...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1981
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