EPJ Web of Conferences (Mar 2013)

Real-time tracking of phytochrome's ring D orientational changes during Pr photoisomerization: Two Pr isoforms with different photoisomerization yields

  • González L.,
  • Matute R.,
  • Hahn J.,
  • von Haimberger T.,
  • Linke M.,
  • Yang Y.,
  • Schmieder P.,
  • Heyne K.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134105044
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 41
p. 05044

Abstract

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Phytochromes' ring D orientational changes are tracked during Z-to-E photoisomerization by polarization resolved femtosecond visible pump-infrared probe spectroscopy. Two distinct Pr isoforms Pr-I and Pr-II exhibit photoisomerization yields of 3% and 29%, respectively.