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Color recognition with bacteriorhodopsin.

M Frydrych·P Silfsten·S Parkkinen·J Parkkinen·T Jaaskelainen
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We have studied opto-electric properties of wild type bacteriorhodopsin and its two artificial variants. We have measured opto-electric responses with respect to wavelength for all three proteins and we describe the use of the proteins for color detection. Opto-electric responses of proteins to set of colored lights were measured and it has been shown that bacteriorhodopsin and its variants can be used to recognize color. A simple equation for estimating opto-electric response to arbitrary spectrum is given.

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BacteriorhodopsinsColorDarknessElectrochemistryHalobacterium salinarumLightOptics and PhotonicsPattern Recognition, AutomatedRetinaldehydeSchiff BasesSpectrophotometryJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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M Frydrych, P Silfsten, S Parkkinen, J Parkkinen, T Jaaskelainen. 1998. Color recognition with bacteriorhodopsin.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9697209/

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