Title :
Sub-5-fs real-time spectroscopy of transition states in bacteriorhodopsin during retinal isomerization
Author :
Kobayashi, Takayoshi ; Yabushita, Atsushi
Author_Institution :
JST, ICORP, Tokyo
Abstract :
The C=C stretching mode of bacteriorhodopsin was modulated by torsion of the C13=C14 double bond with a period of 200 fs. The real-time data elucidates the relations among the real-time torsion angle, bond order.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; isomerisation; proteins; spectroscopy; C=C stretching mode; bacteriorhodopsin; bond order; double bond; real time spectroscopy; real time torsion angle; retinal isomerization; time 200 fs; transition states; Absorption; Bonding; Chemical lasers; Frequency; Probes; Pulse modulation; Retina; Spectrogram; Spectroscopy; Vibration measurement; (320.2250) Femtosecond phenomena; (320.7150) Ultrafast spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
