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Rhodopsin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A purplish-red, light-sensitive pigment found in RETINAL ROD CELLS of most vertebrates. It is a complex consisting of a molecule of ROD OPSIN and a molecule of 11-cis retinal (RETINALDEHYDE). Rhodopsin exhibits peak absorption wavelength at about 500 nm.

Entry terms

  • 9009-81-8
  • Rhodopsins
  • Visual Purple

In other languages

  • French

  • 9009-81-8
  • Pourpre rétinien des bâtonnets
  • Rhodopsins

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-D1ZFKVXL-G

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