All-trans-n-retinylidenetryptamine schiff-base in aot reverse micelles - a novel model system to study secondary interactions in rhodopsins

Abstract

The fluorescence of all-trans-N-retinylidenetryptamine (1) in AOT solubilized water pool in n-heptane is quenched by the retinyhdene unit. The results are discussed in terms of the nature of secondary interactions in rhodopsins