Bacteriorhodopsin (BR) is a photochromic membrane protein isolated from a strain of halobacteria.Embedment of BR into a polymeric matrix enables the application of the photoactive protein as an optical material.In thi...Bacteriorhodopsin (BR) is a photochromic membrane protein isolated from a strain of halobacteria.Embedment of BR into a polymeric matrix enables the application of the photoactive protein as an optical material.In this work,a chemically crosslinked BR/gelatin film was prepared.The cross-linked film was found to be highly stable even under extreme alkaline or detergent circumstance while BR maintained its bioactivity.The treatments of base and detergents also led to dramatic prolongation of the lifetime of M photoproduct,which might be beneficial for potential applications such as information storage.The BR/gelatin film was demonstrated to tentatively record a simple pattern.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Rrogram of China (973 Program,2009CB930000)National Natural Science Foundation of China (21034002)
文摘Bacteriorhodopsin (BR) is a photochromic membrane protein isolated from a strain of halobacteria.Embedment of BR into a polymeric matrix enables the application of the photoactive protein as an optical material.In this work,a chemically crosslinked BR/gelatin film was prepared.The cross-linked film was found to be highly stable even under extreme alkaline or detergent circumstance while BR maintained its bioactivity.The treatments of base and detergents also led to dramatic prolongation of the lifetime of M photoproduct,which might be beneficial for potential applications such as information storage.The BR/gelatin film was demonstrated to tentatively record a simple pattern.
