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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
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Evidence for the prolonged photoactivated lifetime of an analogue visual pigment containing 11 -cis 9-desmethylretinal
Abstract Following bright flashes, rod photoreceptors exhibit a period of photocurrent saturation that increases linearly with… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Deduced amino acid sequence of bovine retinal Go alpha: similarities to other guanine nucleotide-binding proteins.
A bovine retinal cDNA clone encoding the complete sequence (354 amino acids) of Go alpha, a guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G… 
1986
1986
Pigment granule migration in isolated cells of the teleost retinal pigment epithelium.
In the teleost eye, the melanin granules of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) move in response to changes in light conditions… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
The role of C-kinase in the physiological activation of the neutrophil oxidase. Evidence from using pharmacological manipulation of C-kinase activity in intact cells.
The role of C-kinase in the triggering of the neutrophil oxidase by two stimuli (latex beads and the chemotactic peptide fMet-Leu… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Structural and biochemical changes in vitamin A--deficient rat retinas.
The levels of rhodopsin and opsin were investigated in relation to the maintenance of retinal structure in retinas of vitamin A… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Kinetic vitreous fluorophotometry in experimental diabetes.
Kinetic vitreous fluorophotometry was used to measure dynamic alterations in blood-retinal barrier function. Normal hooded rats… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The molecular mechanism of excitation in visual transduction and bacteriorhodopsin.
An electronic theory of excitation is proposed and described in terms of a three-dimensional excited/ground-state energy surface… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Resonance Raman spectroscopy of the retinylidene chromophore in bacteriorhodopsin (bR570), bR560, M421, and other intermediates: structural conclusions based on kinetics, analogues, models, and…
Resonance Raman spectra of various intermediates in the bacteriorhodopsin proton pumping cycle have been obtained at… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Role of light and rhodopsin phosphorylation in control of permeability of retinal rod outer segment disks to Ca2+
IT has recently been shown in several laboratories that if isolated rod outer segments (ROS) are incubated in the presence of… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Ring orientation in -ionone and retinals.
The ring orientation in beta-ionone, all-trans retinal, and 11-cis retinal, relative to that of the polyene chain, has been…