| rhodopsin | <protein> 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 are proteins of 38 kD. See: bacteriorhodopsin. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| rhodopsin kinase | <enzyme> Resembles retinal s-antigen in capacity to induce uveitis in experimental animals; isolated from rod photoreceptors; human enzyme 92% identical to bovine enzyme Registry number: EC 2.7.1.125 Synonym: opsin kinase (26 Jun 1999) |