Light activation of Orange Carotenoid Protein reveals bicycle-pedal single-bond isomerization
V. Chukhutsina, J. Baxter, A. Fadini, R. M. Morgan, M. Pope, K. Maghlaoui, C. Orr, A. Wagner, J. van Thor
This study reveals the bicycle-pedal single-bond isomerization of carotenoid in OCP and its thermal recovery, elucidating the mechanism of OCP photoreception.
bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2022Biophysics