Open AccessTwo light-transducing membrane proteins: bacteriorhodopsin and the mammalian rhodopsin.
Author(s) -
H. G. Khorana
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.90.4.1166
Subject(s) - bacteriorhodopsin , rhodopsin , mutagenesis , membrane protein , halobacterium salinarum , biology , halobacteriaceae , chemistry , biochemistry , biophysics , membrane , mutation , retinal , gene
Site-directed mutagenesis has provided insight into the mechanisms of action of bacteriorhodopsin and rhodopsin. These studies are summarized here.
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