1002114-34-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Synthesis of CD3-labeled 11-cis-retinals and application to solid-state deuterium NMR spectroscopy of rhodopsin
Tanaka, Katsunori,Struts, Andrey V.,Krane, Sonja,Fujioka, Naoko,Salgado, Gilmar F. J.,Martinez-Mayorga, Karina,Brown, Michael F.,Nakanishi, Koji
body text, p. 2177 - 2184 (2009/08/08)
Efficient synthesis of 11-Z-retinals labeled with 2H at the C5, C9, or C13 methyl groups is described. The 2H-labeled retinals were used to regenerate the visual pigment rhodopsin for structural investigations. Solid-state 2H NMR data provided the orientation of retinal within the rhodopsin binding pocket as well as its conformation. Extension of the approach to other membrane receptors can yield knowledge of their mechanisms of activation as a guide for ligand-based drug design.
