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retinene
(redirected from 11-cis retinal)

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ret·i·nene  (rtn-n)
n.
Either of two yellow to red retinal pigments, formed by oxidation of vitamin A alcohols. Also called retinal2.
retinene [ˈrɛtɪˌniːn], retinal [ˈrɛtɪnəl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) the aldehyde form of the polyene retinol (vitamin A) that associates with the protein opsin to form the visual purple pigment rhodopsin
[from retina + -ene]
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Noun1.retinene - either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light
retinal
pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
retinal purple, rhodopsin, visual purple - a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light
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Topics addressed include photoreceptor membrane conductance, how the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) regenerates 11-cis retinal, photoreceptor adaptation to various levels of illumination and the biochemical basis of this phenomenon as well as its psychophysical consequences, how the retina develops into its final structure, how signals are processed in the retinal synaptic layers, and how changes in the retina and RPE influence normal aging.
Visual transduction and non-visual light perception. (CD-ROM included) by SciTech Book News
The membranes are studded with many copies of the protein opsin, each attached to a molecule of 11-cis retinal.
Evolution: do the eyes have it? by Reinbold, Stephen L. / Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table
SWS2, P434 opsin was expressed in COS cells, and the pigment formed with the A1 chromophore, 11-cis retinal, showed absorption [1.
Xenopus laevis rod cells express a novel cone-like pigment. (South ... by Darden, Alix / Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science
 
 
 
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