retinene
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ret·i·nene
(rĕt′n-ēn′)n.
See retinal2.
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retinene
(ˈrɛtɪˌniːn) orretinal
n
(Biochemistry) the aldehyde form of the polyene retinol (vitamin A) that associates with the protein opsin to form the visual purple pigment rhodopsin
[C20: from retina + -ene]
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ret•i•nal1
(ˈrɛt n əl)adj.
of or pertaining to the retina of the eye.
ret•i•nal2
(ˈrɛt nˌæl, -ˌɔl)n.
an orange visual pigment, C20H28O, the active component of rhodopsin and iodopsin, that is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle.
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| Noun | 1. | retinene - either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) retinal purple, rhodopsin, visual purple - a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light |
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