Color recognition with bacteriorhodopsin.
We have studied opto-electric properties of wild type bacteriorhodopsin and its two artificial variants. We have measured opto-electric responses with respect to wavelength for all three proteins and we describe the use of the proteins for color detection. Opto-electric responses of proteins to set of colored lights were measured and it has been shown that bacteriorhodopsin and its variants can be used to recognize color. A simple equation for estimating opto-electric response to arbitrary spectrum is given.
Frydrych
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Department of Information Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland.
Silfsten
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P
Parkkinen
S
S
Parkkinen
J
J
Jaaskelainen
T
T
D001436:Bacteriorhodopsins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D003116:Color; D003624:Darkness; D004563:Electrochemistry; D019617:Halobacterium salinarum; D008027:Light; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D012172:Retinaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D012545:Schiff Bases; D013053:Spectrophotometry
D012545:Schiff Bases; D001436:Bacteriorhodopsins; D012172:Retinaldehyde