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(biochemistry, organic chemistry) A yellow to orange aldehyde derived from vitamin A that is formed from rhodopsin by the action of light and in combination with proteins forms the visual pigments of the retinal rods and cones.
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レチナール:ビタミンA由来の黄色から橙色のアルデヒドで、ロドプシンが光によって変換され、タンパク質と結合して網膜の桿体や錐体が持つ視覚色素を形成する化合物
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