Abstract
An antibody-retinal assembly that mimics the opsin shift (OS) of the naturally occurring visual pigments is reported. Both experiments and calculations show that the aldolase antibody 33F12 covalently binds all-trans retinal via a protonated Schiff base with a lysine residue. This chromophore, which exhibits a remarkable opsin red shift (140 nm), represents a useful model system for studying the factors that contribute to the OS.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2419-2424 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 16 Aug 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |