2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Observation of hydrogen atoms of light-driven proton pump
| Project/Area Number |
20770126
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Biophysics
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| Research Institution | Shizuoka University |
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Principal Investigator |
OKA Toshihiko Shizuoka University, 理学部, 助教 (60344389)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | 膜蛋白質 / 巨大結晶化 |
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| Research Abstract |
I tried to make a large crystal of a membrane protein, bacteriorhodopsin, which is enough to decide detailed structure including the positions of hydrogen atoms. But I could not make a large crystal during this research period. On the other hand, it has been revealed that structural transition of lipids effects to the crystallization of bacteriorhodopsin, which is an important aspect of crystallization mechanism of membrane proteins in lipids.
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