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metamelanopsin

metamelanopsin noun: a form of melanopsin containing the all-trans isomer of retinal.

Noun

metamelanopsin (uncountable)

  1. A form of melanopsin containing the all-trans isomer of retinal
    • 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 metamelanopsin

From meta- + melanopsin.

Questions about metamelanopsin

What does metamelanopsin mean?
Metamelanopsin means a form of melanopsin containing the all-trans isomer of retinal.
What part of speech is metamelanopsin?
Metamelanopsin is a noun.

Words near metamelanopsin in the dictionary

  1. metamedia
  2. metamedial
  3. metamediality
  4. metamediaries
  5. metamediary
  6. metamelanopsin
  7. metamemorial
  8. metamemory
  9. metamer
  10. metameral
  11. metamere

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