Distribution and Incidence of the Oil Palm Weevil Rhynchophorus phoenicis (Fabricius, 1801) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Selected Agro-Ecological Zones of Uganda

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Chemical Record

Publication Date

8-30-2004

Abstract

The visual pigment rhodopsin (bovine) is a 40 kDa protein consisting of 348 amino acids, and is a prototypical member of the subfamily A of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). This remarkably efficient light-activated protein (quantum yield = 0.67) binds the chromophore 11-cis-retinal covalently by attachment to Lys296 through a protonated Schiff base. The 11-cis geome-try of the retinylidene chromophore keeps the partially active opsin protein locked in its inactive state (inverse agonist). Several retinal analogs with defined configurations and stereochemistry have been incorporated into the apoprotein to give rhodopsin analogs. These incorporation results along with the spectroscopic properties of the rhodopsin analogs clarify the mode of entry of the chromophore into the apoprotein and the biologically relevant conformation of the chromophore in the rhodopsin binding site. In addition, difference UV, CD, and photoaffinity labeling studies with a 3-diazo-4-oxo analog of 11-cis-retinal have been used to chart the movement of the retinylidene chromophore through the various intermediate stages of visual transduction. © 2004 The Japan Chemical Journal Forum and Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

PubMed ID

15073879

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