Chapter 37
Changes in Active Site Hydrogen Bonding upon Formation of the Electronically Excited State of Photoactive Yellow Protein
Wouter D. Hoff,
Zhouyang Kang,
Masato Kumauchi,
Aihua Xie,
Wouter D. Hoff
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
Search for more papers by this authorZhouyang Kang
Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMasato Kumauchi
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAihua Xie
Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, USA
Search for more papers by this authorWouter D. Hoff,
Zhouyang Kang,
Masato Kumauchi,
Aihua Xie,
Wouter D. Hoff
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
Search for more papers by this authorZhouyang Kang
Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMasato Kumauchi
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAihua Xie
Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, USA
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Ke-Li Han,
Guang-Jiu Zhao,
Ke-Li Han
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
Search for more papers by this authorGuang-Jiu Zhao
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 22 October 2010
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Central Importance of Light in Biology
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Possible Importance of Excited State Hydrogen Bonding in Photoreceptors
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Introduction to Photoactive Yellow Protein
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Hydrogen Bonding in the Initial State of PYP
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Assignment of Vibrational Modes in PYP
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Identification of Vibrational Structural Markers
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Changes in Hydrogen Bonding During the Initial Stages of the PYP Photocycle
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Sub-Picosecond Time-Resolved Transient Spectroscopy of PYP
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Changes in Active Site Hydrogen Bonding upon the Formation of the S1 State of PYP
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Excited State Proton Transfer in the Y42F Mutant of PYP
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Acknowledgements
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