retinal, retinene
retinal, retinene
or retinaldehyde
an aldehyde of RETINOL and the main carotenoid pigment found in the RETINA of the eye. It is usually combined with OPSIN to form RHODOPSIN.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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