Definition of Rhodopsin. Meaning of Rhodopsin. Synonyms of Rhodopsin

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Definition of Rhodopsin

rhodopsin
Visual Vis"u*al, a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight: cf. F. visuel. See Vision.] 1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve. The air, Nowhere so clear, sharpened his visual ray. --Milton. 2. That can be seen; visible. [R.] Visual angle. (Opt.) See under Angle. Visual cone (Persp.), a cone whose vertex is at the point of sight, or the eye. Visual plane, any plane passing through the point of sight. Visual point, the point at which the visual rays unite; the position of the eye. Visual purple (Physiol.), a photochemical substance, of a purplish red color, contained in the retina of human eyes and in the eyes of most animals. It is quickly bleached by light, passing through the colors, red, orange, and yellow, and then disappearing. Also called rhodopsin, and vision purple. See Optography. Visual ray, a line from the eye, or point of sight. Visual white (Physiol.), the final product in the action of light on visual purple. It is reconverted into visual purple by the regenerating action of the choroidal epithelium. Visual yellow (Physiol.), a product intermediate between visual purple and visual white, formed in the photochemical action of light on visual purple.
Rhodopsin
Rhodopsin Rho*dop"sin, n. [Gr. "ro`don rose + "w`ps eye.] (Physiol.) The visual purple. See under Visual.

Meaning of Rhodopsin from wikipedia

- Rhodopsin, also known as visual purple, is a protein encoded by the RHO gene and a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). It is a light-sensitive receptor...
- Rhodopsin kinase (EC 2.7.11.14, rod opsin kinase, G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 1, GPCR kinase 1, GRK1, opsin kinase, opsin kinase (phosphorylating)...
- Bacterial rhodopsin may refer to: Microbial rhodopsin, also known as type-I rhodopsin Bacteriorhodopsin, a type of microbial rhodopsin This disambiguation...
- Sensory rhodopsin II is found in Halobacterium salinarum and Natronomonas pharaonis. Structure of sensory rhodopsin II is typical for microbial rhodopsin. It...
- Microbial rhodopsins, also known as bacterial rhodopsins, are retinal-binding proteins that provide light-dependent ion transport and sensory functions...
- biochemist whose laboratory work established key features of the structure of rhodopsin. In 1970, Hargrave received a PhD from the University of Minnesota, where...
- regulating the activity of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in the visual rhodopsin system by Hermann Kühn, Scott Hall, and Ursula Wilden and in the β-adrenergic...
- misfolding of the rhodopsin protein, and most frequently follow autosomal dominant inheritance patterns. Since the discovery of the rhodopsin gene, more than...
- then binds to the phosphorylated rhodopsins to further inhibit the rhodopsin activity. While arrestin shuts off rhodopsin, an RGS protein (functioning as...
- glutamate receptors) or to the binding site within transmembrane helices (rhodopsin-like family). They are all activated by agonists, although a spontaneous...