Bacteriorhodopsin (bR) in purple membrane (PM) from H. Halobium is a light-drivenproton pump. Its seven transmembrane helices form an internal proton channel. Anall-trans retinal covalently links up via protonated...Bacteriorhodopsin (bR) in purple membrane (PM) from H. Halobium is a light-drivenproton pump. Its seven transmembrane helices form an internal proton channel. Anall-trans retinal covalently links up via protonated Schiff base with K216 inside thechannel. Upon illumination, the retinal isomerization around the C<sub>13</sub>-C<sub>14</sub> double bond drivesprotons translocation through the channel from the cytoplasm into the medium, and展开更多
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文摘Bacteriorhodopsin (bR) in purple membrane (PM) from H. Halobium is a light-drivenproton pump. Its seven transmembrane helices form an internal proton channel. Anall-trans retinal covalently links up via protonated Schiff base with K216 inside thechannel. Upon illumination, the retinal isomerization around the C<sub>13</sub>-C<sub>14</sub> double bond drivesprotons translocation through the channel from the cytoplasm into the medium, and