NALT

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rhodopsin

Chemical

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.

opsin

bacteriorhodopsins

proteorhodopsin
visual purple

Use for purplish-red, light-sensitive pigment found in retinal rod cells of most vertebrates; for archaeal or bacterial proteins USE bacteriorhodopsin.

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

72592

español

rodopsina

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/206972

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Creado 10/30/13, última modificación 9/21/16