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opsin activity

Known as: opsin 
OBSOLETE. Hydrophobic glycoprotein to which 11-cis-retinal binds as a Schiff base (in rhodopsin) or 3,4-didehydro-11-cis-retinal binds as a Schiff… 
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2014
2014
Rhodopsin is a G protein-coupled receptor specialized for photoreception and contains a light-absorbing chromophore retinal that… 
2010
2010
Upon absorption of a photon, the bound 11-cis-retinoid isomerizes to the all-trans form resulting in a protein conformational… 
1998
1998
The rod cell photoreceptor apoprotein, opsin, activates the G-protein, transducin, although at a much reduced level than light…