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Either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from Rhodopsin by the action of light
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retinene
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n. 1 (context biochemistry English) Either of two carotenoid pigments found in the retina and produced from vitamin A; retinal 2 # retinaldehyde 3 # dehydroretinaldehyde
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n. either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from Rhodopsin by the action of light [syn: retinal ]
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The Retinenes (Retinene and Retinene) are chemical derivatives of the dietary supplement vitamin A (see retinol ) formed through oxidation reactions. Retinene is better known as retinaldehyde or simply retinal and is fundamental in the transduction of light ...
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The molecule of rhodopsin is made up of two parts: a protein, opsin, and a nonprotein portion, very similar in structure to vitamin A, which is retinene.