Medical Definition of Retinene-1

1. A carotenoid constituent of visual pigments. It is the oxidised form of retinol which functions as the active component of the visual cycle. It is bound to the protein opsin forming the complex rhodopsin. When stimulated by visible light, the retinal component of the rhodopsin complex undergoes isomerization at the 11-position of the double bond to the cis-form; this is reversed in "dark" reactions to return to the native trans-configuration. Chemical name: Retinal (03 Jul 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retinene-1

retinal vein occlusion
retinal vessels
retinaldehyde
retinaldehyde dehydrogenase
retinaldehyde isomerase
retinaldehyde reductase
retinalite
retinalites
retinals
retinas
retinasphaltum
retine
retinea
retinectomy
retinene
retinene-1 (current term)
retinene-2
retinenes
retinerved
retines
retineum
retinic
retinite
retinites
retinitides
retinitis
retinitis pigmentosa
retinitis proliferans
retinitis sclopetaria

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