| The integral membrane protein bacteriorhodopsin acts as a light-driven proton pump in the purple membrane of Halobacterium salinarum. |
| Even native, isolated pigment proteins like bacteriorhodopsin have been investigated for their applicability as optical switches. |
| The membrane protein bacteriorhodopsin, a light-driven proton pump, is a very suitable protein to study proton transfer. |
| This is one order of magnitude slower than the decay of K in the bacteriorhodopsin photocycle. |
| Although this can be visualized for bacteriorhodopsin, the calculation is a large computational undertaking. |
| Upon replacement of chloride ion with azide, the fast electric signal changes its sign from positive to negative, and becomes similar to that detected in bacteriorhodopsin. |
