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PubMed1986

Location of the cyclohexene ring of the chromophore of bacteriorhodopsin by neutron diffraction with selectively deuterated retinal.

We report on the location of the cyclohexene ring of the retinylidene chromophore of bacteriorhodopsin projected onto the plane of the membrane. For this purpose, partially deuterated retinal was synthesized containing 11 deuterons at the following positions of the cyclohexene ring: one at C-2, two at C-4, three at C-16, three at C-17, and two at C-18. The partially deuterated retinal was incorporated biosynthetically during growth of the bacteria by using the mutant JW5, which is deficient in the synthesis of retinal. Undeuterated samples were prepared in the same way. Characterization by x-ray diffraction and absorption spectroscopy showed that these samples are identical to native purple membranes as judged by these criteria. A Fourier difference map was calculated from the differences in in-plane diffraction intensities between the deuterated and undeuterated dark-adapted membrane samples. Model calculations showed that the observed difference density had the amplitude expected for a label containing 11 deuterons. At 8.7 A resolution, the map shows one major peak with the center of mass of the deuterated ring in the interior of the molecule between helices 3, 4, 5, and 6. Based on this result and on our previous work on the location of the middle of the polyene chain, we conclude that the COOH-terminal helix G, to which retinal is attached at lysine-216, is either helix 2 or helix 6.

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PubMed1977

Thermoluminescence in CaF2:Dy and CaF2:Mn induced by monoenergetic, parallel beam, 81-0 meV diffracted neutrons.

The thermal neutron thermoluminescent response of CaF2 : Dy (TLD-200, 0-35% wt Dy) and CaF2 : mn (TLD-400, 2% wt Mn) has been measured by exposure to a monoenergetic, parallel beam of 81-0 meV neutrons from a Kandi-II diffractometer. The TL dosemeters were rectangular and of 0-165 X 0-165 X 0-83 cm dimensions. The measured integral TLD-200 response for a neutron fluence of 10(10) n cm-2 was 0-21 +/- 0-013 R of 60Co which translates to 0-33 +/- 0-021 R 60Co for a Maxwellian neutron energy distribution at T = 293-6 K. The measured integral TLD-400 response for a neutron fluence of 10(10) n cm-2 was 0-09 +/- 0-006 R 60Co which similarly translates to 0-14 +/- 0-010 R 60Co for a Maxwellian neutron energy distribution at T = 293-6 K. The thermoluminescent response of both materials is both theoretically and experimentally shown to be composed of a thermal neutron induced prompt gamma component (approximately 20%) as well as the major component due to the thermal neutron induced beta decay of 165Dy and 56Mn. It is pointed out that the thermal neutron thermoluminescent response of both materials is size and geometry dependent.

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