[Polymer monolayers with immobilized bacteriorhodopsin].
Monolayers of the membrane photosensitive protein, bacteriorhodopsin, have been prepared and investigated. The protein is able to reversibly change areas of monolayers in the course of photoactivation. Chemical immobilization of bacteriorhodopsin in the polymer lipid layer allows limit the protein's conformational mobility in the excited state of photocyle, which is important for study of molecular mechanisms of photoreception and design of biosensor devices.
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