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CIS-TRANS ISOMERS OF VITAMIN A AND RETINENE IN THE RHODOPSIN SYSTEM

Vitamin A and retinene, the carotenoid precursors of rhodopsin, occur in a variety of molecular shapes, cis-trans isomers of one another. For the synthesis of rhodopsin a specific cis isomer of vitamin A is needed. Ordinary crystalline vitamin A, as also the commercial synthetic product, both primar...

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Autores principales: Hubbard, Ruth, Wald, George
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1952
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2147363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13011282