Rhodopsin was found to be the visual pigment in all vertebrates from the primitive lamprey to man (Science News Letter).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
DOP — DOP; dop·chick; dop·ey; dop·i·ness; dop·ing·ly; dop·pel·flö·te; dop·pia; dop·pio; dop·ster; dop; en·dop·o·dite; ga·dop·sis; io·dop·sin; lep·i·dop·ter; lep·i·dop·tera; lep·i·dop·ter·ist; lep·i·dop·te·ro·log·i·cal; lep·i·dop·ter·ol·o·gist;… … English syllables
rho — ar·rho·stia; athi·o·rho·da·ce·ae; cir·rho·sis; eu·rho·dol; ger·rho·no·tine; ger·rho·no·tus; ger·rho·sau·rid; ger·rho·sau·ri·dae; mi·cro·rho·pi·as; myr·rho·phore; nav·a·rho; pyr·rho·cor·i·dae; pyr·rho·nism; pyr·rho·nist; pyr·rho·tism;… … English syllables
sin — ab·ra·sin; ab·sin·thin; ab·sin·thine; ab·sin·thism; ab·sin·thi·um; ab·sin·thol; ab·ys·sin·ia; ac·to·my·o·sin; ag·gres·sin; am·bro·sin; am·y·lop·sin; an·dro·sin; Anes·the·sin; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sin; an·ti·ly·sin; an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin;… … English syllables
rhodopsin — rho·dop·sin … English syllables
Rhodopsin — Rho|d|op|sin [↑ rhod u. ↑ Opsin], das; s, e; Syn.: Sehpurpur: ein tiefrotes lichtempfindliches Chromoprotein (MG 28 600) mit 348 Aminosäuren) mit 11 cis Retinal als prosthetischer Gruppe, die nach Art einer Schiff Base an einen Lysinrest des… … Universal-Lexikon
rhodopsin kinase — rho·dop·sin ki·nase (ro dopґsin kiґnās) [EC 2.7.11.14] an enzyme that phosphorylates activated rhodopsin, enabling it to bind arrestin and thus inhibiting its binding to transducin; the reaction occurs in the deactivation of activated… … Medical dictionary
Rhodopsin — Rho|dop|sin* das; s <zu ↑rhodo..., gr. ópsis »das Sehen« u. ↑...in> lichtempfindlicher roter Sehfarbstoff in den Stäbchen der Netzhaut (bes. von Wirbeltieren) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
rhodopsin — rho•dop•sin [[t]roʊˈdɒp sɪn[/t]] 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 •… … From formal English to slang
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
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
