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Retinaldehyde

Known as: Aldehyde, Vitamin A, Axerophthal, Retinyl Aldehyde 
A carotenoid constituent of visual pigments. It is the oxidized form of retinol which functions as the active component of the visual cycle. It is… 
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11,12-dihydroretinal13-demethylretinal14-fluororetinal3-hydroxyretinal

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AldehydesRetinoids
BacteriorhodopsinsCarotenoidsIn BloodProcess of secretion

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Biomolecular Modulation of Neurodegenerative Events during Ageing
The objective is to assess the modulation of retinal and optic nerve degenerative events induced by the combination of α-lipoic… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Identification of a peptide sequence involved in homophilic binding in the neural cell adhesion molecule NCAM
The neural cell adhesion molecule NCAM is capable of mediating cell- cell adhesion via homophilic interactions. In this study… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Methylation and demethylation reactions of guanine nucleotide-binding proteins of retinal rod outer segments.
Retinal transducin was previously shown to be farnesylated on its gamma subunit. This farnesylation reaction on a cysteine… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Vitamin A acid (retinoic acid), a potent inhibitor of 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate-induced ornithine decarboxylase activity in mouse epidermis.
Summary Topical application of retinoic acid to mouse skin led to a dramatic inhibition of phorbol ester (12- O -tetradecanoyl… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Hydration effects on the photocycle of bacteriorhodopsin in thin layers of purple membrane
THE purple membrane of Halobacterium halobium acts as a light-driven proton pump, producing a transmembrane proton gradient which… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Transient and linear dichroism studies on bacteriorhodopsin: determination of the orientation of the 568 nm all-trans retinal chromophore.
Review
1965
Review
1965
VITAMIN A, CAROTENOIDS AND CELL FUNCTION
I. Both deficiency and excess of vitamin A produce many diverse pathological changes. Lipoprotein membranes have recently been… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
The problem of visual excitation.
This paper attempts to come to grips with the problem, how the action of light on a visual pigment results in a nervous… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
The carotenoids of the flagellated alga. Euglena gracilis.
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
The metabolism of collagen and other proteins of the skin of rabbits.
1. The presence of astaxanthin in the shell of Ophidiaster ophidianus is confirmed, and that of #-carotene and cryptoxanthin… 
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