Rhodopsin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005512",
  "term": "Rhodopsin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A purplish-red, light-sensitive pigment found in retinal rod cells of most vertebrates. It is a complex consisting of a molecule of rod opsin and a molecule of 11-cis retinal (retinaldehyde). Rhodopsin exhibits peak absorption wavelength at about 500 nm.",
  "synonyms": [
    "proteorhodopsin",
    "visual purple"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "opsin",
    "bacteriorhodopsins"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2016",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "rodopsina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/rhodopsin/"
}