ret·i·nene (r t n- n )n. Either of two yellow to red retinal pigments, formed by oxidation of vitamin A alcohols. Also called retinal2. |
retinene [ˈrɛtɪˌniːn], retinal [ˈrɛtɪnəl]
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(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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| Noun | 1. | retinene - either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light 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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