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metarhodopsin

n. (context biochemistry English) Any of several forms of rhodopsin activated by light

Usage examples of "metarhodopsin".

Now called metarhodopsin II, the protein sticks to another protein, called transducin.

Before bumping into metarhodopsin II, transducin had tightly bound a small molecule called GDP.

But when transducin interacts with metarhodopsin II, the GDP falls off, and a molecule called GTP binds to transducin.

But when transducin interacts with metarhodopsin II, the GDP falls off, and a molecule called GTP binds to transducin.