Ultraviolet Chromophore Transitions in the Rhodopsin Spectrum
- 1 July 1972
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 69 (7) , 1897-1899
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.69.7.1897
Abstract
Difference spectra measured at -105° show two decreases in the ultraviolet absorption spectrum of rhodopsin upon bleaching that cannot be attributed to changes in protein conformation. These absorbancy decreases in rhodopsin are consistent with a cis-trans isomerization of the chromophore.Keywords
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