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retinaldehyde
Retinol
oxidized to a
terminal
aldehyde
;
retinal
; a
carotene
released (as all-trans-retinal) in the bleaching of
rhodopsin
by
light
and the
dissociation
of
opsin
in the
vision
cycle
. SYN:
retinene-1
,
retinene
, vitamin A
aldehyde
.
-
r.
dehydrogenase
SYN:
retinal
dehydrogenase
.
-
r.
isomerase
SYN:
retinal
isomerase
.
-
r.
reductase
alcohol dehydrogenase
(
NAD
(
P
)
+
).
Medical dictionary
.
2011
.