Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10871887 | FEBS Letters | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The chromophore in the long-lived intermediate of ChR2-C128T is a free retinal. ⺠It differs from the reduced-retro form of bacteriorhodopsin despite similar UV spectra. ⺠The photocycle of ChR2-C128T involves a transient cleavage of the retinal-protein linkage.
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Authors
Sara Bruun, Hendrik Naumann, Uwe Kuhlmann, Claudia Schulz, Katja Stehfest, Peter Hegemann, Peter Hildebrandt,