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Molecular dynamics study of the nature and origin of retinal's twisted structure in bacteriorhodopsin.
Biophysical journal - 1 Feb 2000
Tajkhorshid E, Baudry J, Schulten K, Suhai S
Abstract excerpt
The planarity of the polyene chain of the retinal chromophore in bacteriorhodopsin is studied using molecular dynamics simulation techniques and applying different force-field parameters and starting crystal structures. The largest deviations from a planar structure are observed for the C(13)==C(14) and C(15)==N(16) double bonds in the retinal Schiff base structure. The other dihedral angles along the polyene...
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