lumirhodopsin
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lumirhodopsin — An intermediate between rhodopsin and all trans retinal plus opsin during bleaching of rhodopsin by light; formed from bathorhodopsin and converted to metarhodopsin I with a half life of about 20 μs. [L. lumen, light, + G. rhodon, rose, + opsis … Medical dictionary
lumirhodopsin — … Useful english dictionary
eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit The eye is protected from mechanical injury… … Universalium
metarhodopsin — A light activated form of rhodopsin; m. I is formed from lumirhodopsin and is converted to m. II; m. II is the form of rhodopsin that releases all trans retinal. * * * meta·rho·dop·sin rō däp sən n either of two intermediate compounds formed in… … Medical dictionary
meta-rhodopsin I, meta-rhodopsin II, meta-rhodopsin III — Precursors of opsin and all trans retinal, formed from lumirhodopsin in the visual cycle … Medical dictionary
