all-trans retinal binding

Term ID

GO:0005503

Synonyms

• all-trans retinaldehyde binding
• trans retinal binding
• visual yellow binding
• vitamin A binding
• xanthopsin

Definition

Binding to all-trans retinal, a compound that plays an important role in the visual process in most vertebrates. All-trans retinal (trans r., visual yellow) results from the bleaching of rhodopsin by light, in which the 11-cis form is converted to the all-trans form. Retinal is one of the forms of vitamin A.

References

Ontology

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