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Rhodopsin

Known as: Rhodopsin [Chemical/Ingredient], Rhodopsins, Visual Purple 
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… 
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13-demethylisorhodopsin5,6-dihydroisorhodopsin7,8-dihydrorhodopsin9,11-dicis-12-fluororhodopsin
In BloodProcess of secretionRHO geneRRH gene

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Membrane ProteinsPigmentRetinal PigmentsRod Opsins

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Review
2007
Review
2007
Ultrafast spectroscopy of biological photoreceptors.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Removal of transducer HtrI allows electrogenic proton translocation by sensory rhodopsin I.
Sensory rhodopsin I (sR-I) is a phototaxis receptor in halobacteria, which is closely related to the light-driven proton pump… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Protein-protein interaction converts a proton pump into a sensory receptor
Review
1991
Review
1991
Membrane insertion and lateral mobility of synthetic amphiphilic signal peptides in lipid model membranes.
Review
1988
Review
1988
Sensory rhodopsins of halobacteria.
PHOTOTAXiS .•• ..... ...• •.... ...••.• .....•. 195 Motility in Unstimulated Conditions 195 Influence of Light Gradients… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Spectroscopic properties of porphyropsins.
Highly Cited
1947
Highly Cited
1947
The two-quanta explanation of the dependence of the threshold values and visual acuity on the visual angle and the time of observation.
As shown by van der Velden, for the observation of a short and small light flash it is necessary that at least two quanta of… 
Highly Cited
1939
Highly Cited
1939
The relation between concentration of visual purple and retinal sensitivity to light during dark adaptation
Highly Cited
1938
Highly Cited
1938
ON RHODOPSIN IN SOLUTION
1. The properties of rhodopsin in solution have been examined in preparations from marine fishes, frogs, and mammals. 2. The… 
Highly Cited
1937
Highly Cited
1937
The absorption spectra of visual purple and of indicator yellow
IT was stated by Kiuhne [1878] that on exposure to light a freshly dissected retina or a solution of visual purple becomes orange… 
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