ALL meanings of retinene
ret·i·nal
R r - noun retinene an orange pigment, C 2 0 H 2 8 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde. 1
- noun retinene the aldehyde form of the polyene retinol (vitamin A) that associates with the protein opsin to form the visual purple pigment rhodopsin 0
- abbreviation RETINENE retinal 0