Term Name: | 3,4-didehydroretinal binding |
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Synonyms: | blue-sensitive opsin, green-sensitive opsin, long-wave-sensitive opsin, opsin, red-sensitive opsin, short-wave-sensitive opsin, UV-sensitive opsin, violet-sensitive opsin |
Definition: | Binding to 3,4-didehydroretinal, a form of retinal that plays a role in the visual process in freshwater fish and some amphibians analogous to that of all-trans retinal in other vertebrates. 3,4-didehydro-11-cis-retinal combines with an opsin to form cyanopsin (cone) or porphyropsin (rod). |
Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0046876] QuickGO AmiGO |