retinochrome

The stalk eye of Onchidium sp. (Gastropoda, Mollusca) is the principal photoreceptor in a multiple photoreceptive system that… Expand

Retinochrome is a member of the rhodopsin family having a chromophore retinal and functioning as a retinal photoisomerase in… Expand

SummaryRetinochrome is readily reduced by sodium borohydride into an N-retinyl protein that emits visible fluorescence upon… Expand

The configurations of the retinal chromophore in light and dark reactions of squid retinochrome were investigated by means of… Expand

 

— Retinochrome is a photopigment found in the visual cells of cephalopods. It has been considered to act as a supplier of the 11… Expand

The deep-sea squid, Todarodes pacificus, possesses well-developed parolfactory vesicles as extraocular photoreceptors connected… Expand

The cephalopod retina contains two kinds of photopigments, rhodopsin and retinochrome. For many years retinochrome has been… Expand

Retinochrome is a photosensitive pigment located primarily in the inner portions of the visual cells of cephalopods. Its… Expand

Retinochrome-protein can combine with various geometrical isomers of retinal and in visible light catalyse their isomerization to… Expand