Bisretinoid phospholipid and vitamin A aldehyde: shining a light

Vitamin A aldehyde covalently bound to opsin protein is embedded in a phospholipid-rich membrane that supports photon absorption and phototransduction in photoreceptor cell outer segments. Following absorption of a photon, the 11-cis-retinal chromophore of visual pigment in photoreceptor cells isome...

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Main Authors: Hye Jin Kim, Janet R. Sparrow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227521000225