Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)Molecular Dynamics SimulationPhytochromeProtein ConformationQuantum TheoryLight
Using Computational Techniques for the Characterization of Structural Changes During the Phytochrome Photocycle.
Giacomo Salvadori
Published: 202610.1007/978-1-0716-4791-2_9
Abstract
Phytochromes are red/far-red light-sensing photoreceptor proteins that undergo reversible structural changes when absorbing light. Upon photon absorption, structural changes in the bilin chromophore (an open-chain tetrapyrrole) propagate initially to…
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