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extramelanopsin

extramelanopsin noun: an isomeric form of melanopsin.

Noun

extramelanopsin (uncountable)

  1. An isomeric form of melanopsin
    • In squid and octopus rhodopsins, acid metarhodopsin (all-trans form) shows light-dependent conversion mainly to the original rhodopsins (11-cis form) at 0°C [16, 17 ], whereas metamelanopsin (all-trans form) is converted to extramelanopsin (7-cis form) in addition to the original melanopsin (11-cis...2015 October 23, “Diversity of Active States in TMT Opsins”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of extramelanopsin

From extra- + melanopsin.

Questions about extramelanopsin

What does extramelanopsin mean?
Extramelanopsin means an isomeric form of melanopsin.
What part of speech is extramelanopsin?
Extramelanopsin is a noun.

Words near extramelanopsin in the dictionary

  1. extramediastinal
  2. extramedical
  3. extramedullar
  4. extramedullarily
  5. extramedullary
  6. extramelanopsin
  7. extramembrane
  8. extramembraneous
  9. extramembranous
  10. extrameningeal
  11. extramental

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