A short story on how chromophore is hydrolyzed from rhodopsin for recycling.

Hong, John D; Palczewski, Krzysztof.

Affiliation

Hong JD; Department of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA.
Palczewski K; Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA.

Bioessays ; 45(9): e2300068, 2023 09.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37454357

Subject(s)

Photophobia; Rhodopsin; Humans; Rhodopsin/metabolism; Retinaldehyde/chemistry; Retinaldehyde/metabolism; Retina

Key words

11-cis-retinal; all-trans-retinal; chromophore; dark adaptation; retinal hydrolysis; retinylidene phospholipids; rhodopsin

Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Rhodopsin / Photophobia Limits: Humans Language: En Year: 2023 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Rhodopsin / Photophobia Limits: Humans Language: En Year: 2023 Type: Article