visual pigment
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Function
- light-absorbing molecules that mediate vision
Structure
- they consist of an apoprotein, opsin, covalently linked to cis-retinaldehyde
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Component of
References
- ↑ UniProt http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P03999.html
- ↑ Mutations of the color pigment genes Retina International's Scientific Newsletter http://www.retina-international.com/sci-news/cppmut.htm