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rhodopsin — /roh dop sin/, n. Biochem. a bright red photosensitive pigment found in the rod shaped cells of the retina of certain fishes and most higher vertebrates: it is broken down by the action of dim light into retinal and opsin. Also called visual… … Universalium
Rhodopsin — Rhodopsin, also known as visual purple, is a pigment of the retina that is responsible for both the formation of the photoreceptor cells and the first events in the perception of light. Rhodopsins belong to the G protein coupled receptor family… … Wikipedia
Purple (disambiguation) — Purple is a color intermediate to red and blue.Purple may also refer to * Purple (album), by the Stone Temple Pilots *Purple (cipher machine), a Japanese cipher machine *Purple (magazine), a French fashion, litterature, art, and culture magazine … Wikipedia
Rhodopsin — Rho*dop sin, n. [Gr. ro don rose + w ps eye.] (Physiol.) The visual purple. See under {Visual}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhodopsin — [rō däp′sin] n. [< Gr rhodon, a rose (see RHODA) + opsis, sight (see OPSIS) + IN1] a purplish, photosensitive protein pigment that is essential for vision in dim light, found in the rods of the retina: also called visual purple: see OPSIN … English World dictionary
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. [1913 Webster] The air, Nowhere so clear,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhodopsin — A purplish red thermolabile protein, MW about 40,000, found in the external segments of the rods of the retina; it is bleached by the action of light, which converts it to opsin and all trans retinal, and is restored in the dark by rhodogenesis;… … Medical dictionary
purple — A color formed by a mixture of blue and red. For individual p. dyes see specific name. [L. purpura] visual p. SYN: rhodopsin. * * * pur·ple pər pəl adj, pur·pler p(ə )lər; pur·plest p(ə )ləst of the color purple purple … Medical dictionary
rhodopsin — (= visual purple) Light sensitive pigment formed from retinal linked through a Schiff s base to opsin: rhodopsin is an integral membrane protein found in the discs of retinal rods and cones, comprising some 40% of the membrane. Vertebrate opsins… … Dictionary of molecular biology
rhodopsin — visual purple; n. a pigment in the retina of the eye, within the rods, consisting of retinal – an aldehyde of retinol (vitamin A) – and a protein. The presence of rhodopsin is essential for vision in dim light. It is bleached in the presence of… … The new mediacal dictionary
rhodopsin — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary rhod + Greek opsis sight, vision + International Scientific Vocabulary 1 in more at optic Date: 1886 a red photosensitive pigment in the retinal rods of the eye of most vertebrates that is… … New Collegiate Dictionary
