Definition of Rhodopsin

1. Noun. A red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light.

Exact synonyms: Retinal Purple, Visual Purple
Group relationships: Retinal Rod, Rod, Rod Cell
Terms within: Opsin, Retinal, Retinene
Generic synonyms: Photopigment

Definition of Rhodopsin

1. n. The visual purple. See under Visual.

Definition of Rhodopsin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Rhodopsin

1. Light sensitive pigment formed from retinal linked through a Schiff's base to opsin: rhodopsin is an integral membrane protein found in the discs of retinal rods and cones, comprising some 40% of the membrane. Vertebrate opsins are proteins of 38 kD. See: bacteriorhodopsin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhodopsin

rhodolites
rhodomontade
rhodomontades
rhodonite
rhodonite
rhodonites
Rhodope Mountains
rhodophane
Rhodophyceae
rhodophylactic
rhodophylaxis
Rhodophyta
Rhodophyta
rhodopseudomonas
rhodopsin (current term)
rhodopsin (current term)
rhodopsins
rhodopsin kinase
rhodoquinone oxidoreductase
rhodora
rhodoras
rhodosperm
Rhodosphaera
Rhodosphaera rhodanthema
rhodospirillaceae
rhodospirillales
Rhodospirillium rubrum
rhodospirillum
rhodospirillum rubrum
rhodotorula

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