Composition comprising various proteorhodopsins and/or bacteriorhodopsins and use thereof

Abstract

The present invention provides a solid material comprising an immobilized mixture of two or more proteorhodopsins, two or more bacteriorhodopsins, or one or more bacteriorhodopsin and one or more proteorhodopsins. The proteorhodopsins are selected from the group consisting of all-trans-retinal-containing proteorhodopsins and retinal analog-containing proteorhodopsins; all of which have absorption spectra that do not overlap. The bacteriorhodopsins are selected from the group consisting of all-trans-retinal-containing bacteriorhodopsins and retinal analog-containing bacteriorhodopsins; all of which have absorption spectra that do not overlap. The present invention also provides an optical information carrier, such as an optical data storage material and a fraud-proof optical data carrier, comprising the above-described solid material and a substrate selected from the group consisting of glass, paper, metal, fabric material, and plastic material, wherein said solid material is deposited on said substrate. The present invention further provides security ink comprising one or more hydrophilic polymers and a mixture of various photochromic materials.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A solid material comprising an immobilized mixture of one or more bacteriorhodopsins and one or more proteorhodopsins. 
     
     
         2 . The solid material according to  claim 1 , wherein said proteorhodopsins are all-trans-retinal-containing proteorhodopsins and said bacteriorhodopsins are all-trans-retinal-containing bacteriorhodopsins. 
     
     
         3 . The solid material according to  claim 1 , wherein all of said bacteriorhodopsins and proteorhodopsins have different absorption spectra. 
     
     
         4 . The solid material according to  claim 1 , wherein said proteorhodopsins are all-trans-retinal-containing proteorhodopsins or retinal analog-containing proteorhodopsins. 
     
     
         5 . The solid material according to  claim 1 , wherein said solid material comprises one or more hydrophilic polymers that are capable of forming a homogeneous phase with said proteorhodopsins or said bacteriorhodopsins prior to solidification to a solid form. 
     
     
         6 . The solid material according to  claim 5 , wherein said hydrophilic polymer is selected from the group consisting of silica sol gel, gelatin, polyvinylalcohol, polyacrylamide, agarose, agar, methyl cellulose, polyvinyl acetate and polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and polyethylene glycol. 
     
     
         7 . An optical information carrier comprising the solid material according to  claim 1 , wherein data are written differentially by actinic light of different wavelengths and optical signals are read differentially by reading light of different wavelengths. 
     
     
         8 . The optical information carrier according to  claim 7 , wherein the optical signals are read differentially by determining the decrease of B-state molecules of each said proteorhodopsin or bacteriorhodopsin. 
     
     
         9 . The optical information carrier according to  claim 7 , wherein the optical signals are read differentially by determining the absorbance of light at the M-state maximum absorption wavelength of each said proteorhodopsin or bacteriorhodopsin. 
     
     
         10 . The optical information carrier according to  claim 7 , further comprising a substrate selected from the group consisting of glass, paper, metal, fabric material, plastic material, and combination thereof, wherein said solid material is deposited on said substrate. 
     
     
         11 . The optical information carrier according to  claim 7 , wherein said optical information carrier is a fraud-proof optical data carrier or an optical data storage material. 
     
     
         12 . The optical information carrier according to  claim 7 , wherein said optical information carrier provides non-destructive writing and reading of data and are capable of being reuse. 
     
     
         13 . An optical data storage device comprising one or more light sources and an optical data information carrier according to  claim 7 , wherein said one or more light sources emit independently actinic writing light of different wavelengths to convert said proteorhodopsins or bacteriorhodopsins from a basal state to a M-state. 
     
     
         14 . The optical data storage device according to  claim 13 , wherein said one or more light sources emit reading light of different wavelengths to convert said proteorhodopsins or bacteriorhodopsins from the M-state into the basal state.