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Descriptor
English
:
Rhodopsin
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Rodopsina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Rodopsina
Synonyms
English
:
Visual Purple
Tree Number:
D12.776.543.750.100.955
D23.767.930.750.500.500
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
ROD OPSINS
or microbial rhodopsins (
BACTERIORHODOPSINS
)
History Note
English
:
91(75); was see under RETINAL PIGMENTS 1975-90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DF
deficiency
DU
diagnostic use
DE
drug effects
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UL
ultrastructure
UR
urine
Record Number:
12651
Unique Identifier:
D012243
Occurrence in VHL
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