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metamelanopsin en · NOUN

Etymology

From meta- + melanopsin.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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 form) [10 ]. 2015 October 23, “Diversity of Active States in TMT Opsins”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: