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Ultrafast X-Rays Capture Retinal Traversing Conical Intersection in Rhodopsin
Thomas D. Grant, Suchithranga M.D.C. Perera, Leslie A. Salas-Estrada…·Michael F. Brown
This study uses ultrafast X-ray scattering to observe retinal cis-trans isomerization in rhodopsin, revealing how cofactor dynamics drive activation without crystal lattice constraints.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.10.737858