Hydroxide Ion Carrier for Proton Pump in Bacteriorhodopsin: Primary Proton Transfer
M. Imai, J. Ono, Y. Nishimura, H. Nakai
This study uses quantum-mechanical simulations to reveal a hydroxide ion mechanism for primary proton transfer in bacteriorhodopsin, showing the role of specific internal water molecules in the process.
bioRxiv · Dec 23, 2019Biophysics