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单词 retinylidene
释义

retinylidenen.

Brit. /rɛtᵻˈnɪlᵻdiːn/, /rɛtᵻˈnʌɪlᵻdiːn/, U.S. /ˌrɛtnˈɪlədin/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: retinal n., -ylidene comb. form.
Etymology: < retin- (in retinal n.) + -ylidene comb. form. Compare slightly later retinyl n.
Biochemistry.
A radical or group derived from retinal and present in rhodopsin as a side chain linked by a double bond between the aldehyde group of retinal and an amino group of opsin. Usually attributive.
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1962 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 155 364 These compounds are compared with alkaline indicator yellow (retinal-opsin) and retinylidene methylamine.
1973 Nature 16 Nov. 166/2 The only action of light in vision is the photoisomerisation of the 11-cis retinylidene (derived from vitamin A aldehyde) prosthetic or chromophoric group of rhodopsin, from the 11-cis to the all-trans configuration.
1997 Biochemistry 36 7490 A major feature of bR [sc. bacteriorhodopsin] is the existence of an active site which includes a retinylidene Schiff base.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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