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Purple Membrane

Known as: Membrane, Purple, bacterial purple membrane, Purple Membranes 
Functionally and structurally differentiated, purple-pigmented regions of the cytoplasmic membrane of some strains of Halobacterium halobium. The… 
National Institutes of Health

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Bacteria, AnaerobicBacteriorhodopsinsHalobacterium salinariumMicrobiological

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2003
2003
Oriented assembly of purple membrane on solid support, mediated by molecular recognition
Oriented films of purple membrane patches were assembled on solid supports by the biotin/streptavidin molecular recognition… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Effect of lipid surface charges on the purple-to-blue transition of bacteriorhodopsin.
Purple membrane (lambda max = 568 nm) can be converted to blue membrane (lambda max = 605 nm) by either acid titration or… 
1984
1984
Pressure effects on the photocycle of purple membrane.
We studied the effects of hydrostatic pressure on the kinetics of the photocycle of purple membrane from Halobacterium halobium… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
High-frequency spontaneous mutation in the bacterio-opsin gene in Halobacterium halobium is mediated by transposable elements.
We have recently characterized a transposable element, ISH1, which inactivates the bacterio-opsin (BO) gene in two purple… 
1982
1982
Absorption spectral properties of acetylated bacteriorhodopsin in purple membrane depending on pH.
The dark-adapted form of bacteriorhodopsin in the purple membrane of Halobacterium halobium changes its absorption maximum from… 
1981
1981
Single bacteriorhodopsin molecules revealed on both surfaces of freeze- dried and heavy metal-decorated purple membranes
The flat sheets of the purple membrane from Halobacterium halobium contain only a single protein (bacteriorhodopsin) arranged in… 
1981
1981
Membrane effects of antiinflammatory agents. 2. Interaction of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs with liposome and purple membranes.
The interaction of the nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) indomethacin, diflunisal, and flurbiprofen and the active… 
1981
1981
Transmembranous incorporation of photoelectrically active bacteriorhodopsin in planar lipid bilayers.
Various methods to incorporate bacteriorhodopsin in black lipid membranes are reported. Both purple membrane patches and… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Freeze-fractured purple membrane particles: protein content.
Optical diffraction and image reconstruction can be used to correlate the electron microscope image of the biological membrane… 
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1976
Highly Cited
1976
Light-induced membrane potential and pH gradient in Halobacterium halobium envelope vesicles.
Illumination of envelope vesicles prepared from Halobacterium halobium cells causes translocation of protons from inside to… 
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