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. 1984 Jun;45(6):1073–1077. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(84)84254-X

Effect of salt on photocycle and ion-pumping of halorhodopsin and third rhodopsinlike pigment of Halobacterium halobium.

N Hazemoto, N Kamo, Y Kobatake, M Tsuda, Y Terayama
PMCID: PMC1434984  PMID: 6743744

Abstract

The cytoplasmic membranes of Halobacterium halobium contain at least three retinal pigments: bacteriorhodopsin (bR), halorhodopsin (hR), and a third rhodopsinlike pigment (tR). The amplitudes of the phototransient in the photolysis of hR and tR were measured in various salt solutions. Halogen ion (except fluoride) was required to retain the photocycle of hR. Parallels between the amplitude of the phototransient of hR and the magnitude of the photo-induced tetraphenylphosphonium (TPP+) uptake suggests that hR is a light-driven halogen pump, which supports the hypothesis by Schobert and Lanyi (J. Biol. Chem., 1982, 257:10306-10313). The order of effectiveness of halogen was Br- greater than Cl- greater than I-. On the other hand, no specific ion was required to retain the photocycle of tR, and tR was concluded to be nonelectrogenic.

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