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retinal binding +     
11-cis retinal binding  
all-trans retinal binding  
Binding to all-trans retinal, a compound that plays an important role in the visual process in most vertebrates. All-trans retinal (trans r., visual yellow) results from the bleaching of rhodopsin by light, in which the 11-cis form is converted to the all-trans form. Retinal is one of the forms of vitamin A.

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: all-trans retinaldehyde binding ;   trans retinal binding ;   visual yellow binding
Broad Synonyms: vitamin A binding
Related Synonyms: xanthopsin
Definition Sources: GOC:curators

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