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retinene
ret·i·nene R0193500 (rĕt′n-ēn′)n. See retinal2.retinene (ˈrɛtɪˌniːn) or retinaln (Biochemistry) the aldehyde form of the polyene retinol (vitamin A) that associates with the protein opsin to form the visual purple pigment rhodopsin[C20: from retina + -ene]ret•i•nal1 (ˈrɛt n əl)
adj. of or pertaining to the retina of the eye. ret•i•nal2 (ˈrɛt nˌæl, -ˌɔl)
n. an orange visual pigment, C20H28O, the active component of rhodopsin and iodopsin, that is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle. [1940–45; retin (a) + -al3] Thesaurus| Noun | 1.retinene - either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of lightretinalpigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)retinal purple, rhodopsin, visual purple - a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light |
retinene
retinene[′ret·ən‚ēn] (biochemistry) A pigment extracted from the retina, which turns yellow by the action of light; the chief carotenoid of the retina. retinene
retinene [ret´ĭ-nēn] an ocular pigment derived from vitamin A and formed by the bleaching action of light on rhodopsin. It occurs in two forms: retinene1 is retinal (def. 2), and retinene2 is dehydroretinal.ret·i·nal·de·hyde (ret'i-nal'dĕ-hīd), Retinol oxidized to a terminal aldehyde; retinal; a carotene released (as all-trans-retinal) in the bleaching of rhodopsin by light and the dissociation of opsin in the vision cycle. Synonym(s): retinene-1, retinene, vitamin A aldehyderetinene (rĕt′n-ēn′)n. See retinal2.ret·i·nal·de·hyde (ret'i-nal'dĕ-hīd) Retinol oxidized to a terminal aldehyde; a carotene released (as all-trans-retinal[aldehyde]) in the bleaching of rhodopsin by light and the dissociation of opsin in the vision cycle.
Synonym(s): retinene. retinene
Synonyms for retinenenoun either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of lightSynonymsRelated Words- pigment
- retinal purple
- rhodopsin
- visual purple
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