retinal binding

Term ID

GO:0016918

Synonyms

• blue-sensitive opsin
• green-sensitive opsin
• long-wave-sensitive opsin
• opsin
• red-sensitive opsin
• retinaldehyde binding
• short-wave-sensitive opsin
• UV-sensitive opsin
• violet-sensitive opsin
• vitamin A binding

Definition

Binding to retinal, one of the forms of vitamin A. Retinal plays an important role in the visual process in most vertebrates, combining with opsins to form visual pigments in the retina. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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