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Rhodopsin meaning

A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal

Synonyms of Rhodopsin

visual purple retinal purple photopigment

Related words

Other words often associated with Rhodopsin or its synonyms:

pigment

Using Rhodopsin

  • The main meaning on this page is: A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal
  • Useful related words include: visual purple, retinal purple, photopigment.
  • In the example corpus, rhodopsin often appears in combinations such as: rhodopsin in, protein rhodopsin, rhodopsin is.

Context around Rhodopsin

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

protein 2× light 1× form 1×

Often after:

takes 1× splits 1×

Sentence patterns with Rhodopsin

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by light rhodopsin splits into 1× in the rhodopsin in the 1× pigment protein rhodopsin takes a 1× retinal protein rhodopsin is influenced 1× rhodopsin is composed 1× showed that rhodopsin in the 1× to form rhodopsin in rods 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at first the 1× kühne showed that 1× our eyes adapt 1× rhodopsin is composed 1× when stimulated by 1× within the eye 1×

Common sentence endings:

conserved lysine residues 1× evening stars knows 1× green cone opsins 1× of vitamin a 1× rhodopsin is influenced 1× the human eye 1×

Words around Rhodopsin

Just before it in the word index:

rhodoplasts 2 rhodopis 3 rhodope 5 rhododendrons 32 rhododendron 33 rhodium 36

Just after it in the word index:

rhodri 11 rhodurban 2 rhody 2 rhoer 2 rhogena 2 rhok 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Rhodopsin

  • In this selection, "rhodopsin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, protein, light, form, takes and splits stand out and add context to how "rhodopsin" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by light rhodopsin splits into and in the rhodopsin in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rhodopsin" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rhodopsin

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

At first, the most light sensitive (containing more retinal) protein rhodopsin is influenced. (13 words)

Kühne showed that rhodopsin in the retina is only regenerated when the retina is attached to retinal pigmented epithelium, which provides retinal. (22 words)

When stimulated by light, rhodopsin splits into a protein and a cofactor: opsin and all-trans-retinal (a form of vitamin A). (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Our eyes adapt badly to darkness, and our night vision—which is activated by the pigment protein rhodopsin—takes a long while to turn on, as anyone who leans back on a car roof to watch the evening stars knows. (40 words)

It is not a coincidence that this happens in the "visible range," as the mechanism of vision involves the change in bonding of a single molecule ( retinal ) which absorbs light in the rhodopsin in the retina of the human eye. (40 words)

Rhodopsin is composed of the 11-cis-retinal covalently linked via a Schiff base to the opsin protein (either rod opsin or blue, red or green cone opsins). (28 words)

Example sentences (7)

Our eyes adapt badly to darkness, and our night vision—which is activated by the pigment protein rhodopsin—takes a long while to turn on, as anyone who leans back on a car roof to watch the evening stars knows.

At first, the most light sensitive (containing more retinal) protein rhodopsin is influenced.

It is not a coincidence that this happens in the "visible range," as the mechanism of vision involves the change in bonding of a single molecule ( retinal ) which absorbs light in the rhodopsin in the retina of the human eye.

Kühne showed that rhodopsin in the retina is only regenerated when the retina is attached to retinal pigmented epithelium, which provides retinal.

Rhodopsin is composed of the 11-cis-retinal covalently linked via a Schiff base to the opsin protein (either rod opsin or blue, red or green cone opsins).

When stimulated by light, rhodopsin splits into a protein and a cofactor: opsin and all-trans-retinal (a form of vitamin A).

Within the eye, 11-cis-retinal is bound to the protein " opsin " to form rhodopsin in rods and iodopsin ( cones ) at conserved lysine residues.

Common combinations with rhodopsin

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rhodopsin" in a sentence?
An example: "Our eyes adapt badly to darkness, and our night vision—which is activated by the pigment protein rhodopsin—takes a long while to turn on, as anyone who leans back on a car roof to watch the evening stars knows." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "rhodopsin" from authentic English texts.
What does "rhodopsin" mean?
Rhodopsin means: A light-sensitive pigment in the rod cells of the retina; it consists of an opsin protein bound to the carotenoid retinal
What are synonyms of "rhodopsin"?
Common synonyms of "rhodopsin" include: visual purple, retinal purple, photopigment.
How many example sentences with "rhodopsin" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "rhodopsin", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.