title: Role of topology in electrical properties of bacterio-rhodopsin and rat olfactory receptor I7.
abstract: We report on electrical properties of the two sensing proteins: bacteriorhodopsin and rat olfactory receptor OR-I7. As relevant transport parameters we consider the small-signal impedance spectrum and the static current-voltage characteristics. Calculations are compared with available experimental results and the model predictability is tested for future perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Innovazione, Università del Salento, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy. eleonora.alfinito@unisalento.it
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alfinito
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reggiani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001436:Bacteriorhodopsins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D008954:Models, Biological; D008956:Models, Chemical; D051381:Rats; D018035:Receptors, Odorant / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D018035:Receptors, Odorant; C509506:olfactory receptor I7, rat; D001436:Bacteriorhodopsins