Retinal—protein complexes as optoelectronic components

Naturally occurring retinal—protein complexes (RPCs) have recently received much attention with regard to their potential use as light-sensitive elements for optical recording. The best-known RPC is bacteriorhodopsin (BR), a photosensitive protein from the membrane of extreme halophilic bacteria, wh...

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Published inTrends in Biotechnology Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 81 - 88
Main Authors Vsevolodov, Nicolai N., Dyukova, Tatyana V.
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.03.1994
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Animals
Bacteriorhodopsins
Biological and medical sciences
Biotechnology
Electrochemistry
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Methods. Procedures. Technologies
Optics and Photonics
Others
Protein Binding
Retinaldehyde
Various methods and equipments
Bacteriorhodopsin
Photosensitivity
Optoelectronics
Temperature
Film
Photochrome
Environmental factor
Retina
Molecular complex
Review
Photoprotein
Absorption spectrum
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Summary:Naturally occurring retinal—protein complexes (RPCs) have recently received much attention with regard to their potential use as light-sensitive elements for optical recording. The best-known RPC is bacteriorhodopsin (BR), a photosensitive protein from the membrane of extreme halophilic bacteria, which has been studied in great detail. The remarkably robust nature of BR, coupled with its ability to reversibly change color upon illumination and its high cyclicity of ground-to-photoinduced state transitions, makes BR a promising material for optical information processing.
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ISSN:0167-7799
1879-3096
DOI:10.1016/0167-7799(94)90110-4