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pH-Dependent Photoisomerization of Retinal in Proteorhodopsin

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Bamberg,  Ernst
Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max Planck Society;

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Huber, R., Köhler, T., Lenz, M. O., Bamberg, E., Kalmbach, R., Engelhard, M., et al. (2005). pH-Dependent Photoisomerization of Retinal in Proteorhodopsin. Biochemistry, 44(6), 1800-1806. doi:10.1021/bi048318h.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0024-D9E2-C
Abstract
The early steps in the photocycle of the bacterial proton pump proteorhodopsin (PR) were analyzed by ultrafast pump/probe spectroscopy to compare the rate of retinal isomerization at alkaline and acidic pH values. At pH 9, the functionally important primary proton acceptor (Asp97, pKa = 7.7) is negatively charged; consequently, a reaction cycle analogous to the archaeal bacteriorhodopsin (BR) is observed. The excited electronic state of PR displays a pronounced biphasic decay with time constants of 400 fs and 8 ps. At pH 6 where Asp97 is protonated a similar biphasic decay is observed, although it is significantly slower (700 fs and 15 ps). The results indicate, in agreement to similar findings in other retinal proteins, that also in PR the charge distribution within the chromophore binding pocket is a major determinant for the rate and the efficiency of the primary reaction.