Ultrafast Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy Resolved a Structured Lysine 159 on the Cytoplasmic Surface of the Microbial Photoreceptor Bacteriorhodopsin

Authors :: Rong Hu
Xiaoyan Ding
Pengyun Yu
Xuemei He
Anthony Watts
Xin Zhao
Jianping Wang
Source :: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(48)
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Bacteriorhodopsin (bR) is a light-driven microbial receptor, and lysine 159 (K159) is a charged residue on the cytoplasmic (CP) side of its E-F loop. However, its conformation and function remain unknown due to fast surface dynamics. By utilizing a

Subjects :: Colloid and Surface Chemistry
Bacteriorhodopsins
Lysine
Spectrum Analysis
General Chemistry
Photoreceptors, Microbial
Biochemistry
Amides
Catalysis

Tools