On the mechanism of hydrogen-deuterium exchange in bacteriorhodopsin

A. G. Doukas, A. Pande, T. Suzuki, R. H. Callender, B. Honig, M. Ottolenghi

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Abstract

Continuous-flow resonance Raman experiments carried out in bacteriorhodopsin show that the exchange of a deuteron on the Schiff base with a proton takes place in times shorter than 3 ms. Exchange mechanisms based on a base-catalyzed deprotonation followed by reprotonation of the Schiff base are excluded. A mechanism is suggested in which a water molecule interacts directly with the Schiff base deuteron in a concerted exchange mechanism. It appears that in the dark, the binding site is more accessible to neutral water molecules than to charged protons.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)275-279
Number of pages5
JournalBiophysical Journal
Volume33
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1981

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation (PCM79-02683), by the National Institutes of Health (EY03142), by a City University PSC-BHE Faculty Award at the City College, and by the National Science Foundation (PCM80-1093 1) at the University of Illinois.

Funding

This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation (PCM79-02683), by the National Institutes of Health (EY03142), by a City University PSC-BHE Faculty Award at the City College, and by the National Science Foundation (PCM80-1093 1) at the University of Illinois.

FundersFunder number
City CollegePCM80-1093 1
City University
National Science FoundationPCM79-02683
National Institutes of HealthEY03142

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    • Biophysics

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