Table 2. Excited state lifetimes and final conformations from the MD simulations initiated in the neutral cis chromophore conformation.

Starting in Ncis
Run	S1 lifetime (ps)	Final conformation
a	0.374	trans
b	3.561	cis
c*	1.573	trans
d*	0.867	cis
e*	1.206	trans

*: In runs c, d, and e, the escape from the S₁ minimum was accelerated by conformational flooding.