Medical Definition of Vitamin A aldehyde

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 Vitamin A Aldehyde

vitalness
vitalnesses
vitalometer
vitals
vitamer
vitamers
vitamin
vitamin-deficiency diet
vitamin A
vitamin A1
vitamin A1 acid
vitamin A1 alcohol
vitamin A2
vitamin A2 aldehyde
vitamin A acid
vitamin A aldehyde (current term)
vitamin A unit
vitamin B
vitamin B1
vitamin B12
vitamin B12 absorption test
vitamin B12 deficiency
vitamin B12 neuropathy
vitamin B12 with intrinsic factor concentrate
vitamin B17
vitamin B1 hydrochloride unit
vitamin B2
vitamin B2 unit
vitamin B3
vitamin B4

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