doi: 10.1007/BF00535800.
Primary photophysical and photochemical processes in visual excitation
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- DOI: 10.1007/BF00535800
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Primary photophysical and photochemical processes in visual excitation
Biophys Struct Mech.
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Abstract
The color of visual pigments is experimentally shown to be controlled by excited state effects. These effects which define the primary absorption of light by rhodopsin are considered together with results obtained from emission and picosecond spectroscopy. In addition, the molecular changes induced in rhodopsin when a photon is absorbed are analyzed using resonance Raman spectroscopy. The molecular changes observed are compared in bacterial and photoreceptor rhodopsins. This comparison yields a unique explanation for the biological role of the cis-trans isomerization in visual transduction.
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