Published March 23, 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

19F NMR study of 5-fluorotryptophan-labeled bacteriorhodopsin

  • 1. AN SSSR, Moscow. Inst. Bioorganicheskoj Khimii

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19F NMR and CD spectra reveal that bacteriorhodopsin as well as its 5-fluorotryptophan-labeled analog solubilized in a CH3OH-CHCl3 mixture (i) retains a secondary structure of the fully active chromoprotein in the purple membrane and (ii) possesses a folded structure in which modifications at the Lys-216 bound retinal are sensed by sequentially remote tryptophan residues. Individual fragments isolated after limited proteolysis and NaBH4-cleavage of bacteriorhodopsin keep the spatial structure of the intact polypeptide chain in the organic solvent. (Auth.)

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Journal Title
FEBS (Fed. Eur. Biochem. Soc.) Lett.
Journal Volume
213
Journal Issue
2
Series
FEBS (Fed. Eur. Biochem. Soc.) Lett.
Journal Page Range
283-288
ISSN
0014-5793
CODEN
FEBLA

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Notes
16 refs.; 7 figs.