2006
Computational Studies of the Primary Phototransduction Event in Visual Rhodopsin
Gascón J, Sproviero E, Batista V. Computational Studies of the Primary Phototransduction Event in Visual Rhodopsin. Accounts Of Chemical Research 2006, 39: 184-193. PMID: 16548507, DOI: 10.1021/ar050027t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG protein-coupled receptorsRecent computational studiesPrimary photochemical eventQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) hybrid methodsComputational studyPhotochemical eventsEnergy storage mechanismPrototypical G protein-coupled receptorX-ray structureVisual rhodopsinHigh-resolution X-ray structuresBovine visual rhodopsinWater moleculesSpectroscopic changesRetinyl chromophoreStorage mechanismActive siteMolecular rearrangementTrans isomerizationPhototransduction eventsMolecular originIndividual residuesStructural refinementPhototransduction mechanismChromophore
2005
QM/MM Study of the NMR Spectroscopy of the Retinyl Chromophore in Visual Rhodopsin
Gascón J, Sproviero E, Batista V. QM/MM Study of the NMR Spectroscopy of the Retinyl Chromophore in Visual Rhodopsin. Journal Of Chemical Theory And Computation 2005, 1: 674-685. PMID: 26641690, DOI: 10.1021/ct0500850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGauge independent atomic orbital (GIAO) methodQuantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) hybrid methodsSolid-state NMR experimentsQM/MM studyDensity functional theory B3LYP/6Nuclear magnetic resonance spectraNMR chemical shiftsFirst-principles interpretationLevel of theoryMagnetic resonance spectraAtomic orbitals methodNMR spectroscopyChemical shiftsMM studyNMR experimentsRetinyl chromophoreAb initioOrbital methodResonance spectraAtomistic modelVisual rhodopsinChromophoreField calculationsPrototypical G protein-coupled receptorB3LYP/6