all-trans retinal

all-trans retinal
a retinal isomer formed from the 11-cis isomer upon bleaching of the photoreceptor proteins of the retina by light; the isomer dissociates from the opsins and is reconverted to the 11-cis isomer in the dark to renew the visual cycle.

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