Synthesis of spiropyran analogues of retinal and study of their interaction with bacterioopsin from Halobacterium salinarum

Abstract

The synthesis of retinal analogue series that contain a spyropyran moiety instead of a trimethylcyclohexene ring was proposed. The process of the retinal analogue interaction with bacterioopsin from apomembranes of Halobacterium salinarum and the spectral properties of the newly formed pigments were studied. The English version of the paper: Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry, 2008, vol. 34, no. 2; see also http://www.maik.ru.