Retinal isomerase (EC 5.2.1.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the isomerisation of all-trans-retinal in the eye into 11-cis-retinal which is the form that...
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Drosophila has both retinal-forming carotenoid-oxygenase activity and all-trans to 11-cis isomerase activity. All-trans-retinal is also an essential...
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biochemistry, cis-trans isomerase is a type of isomerase which catalyzes the isomerization of geometric isomers. Examples include retinal isomerase and immunophilins...
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RPE65 (redirect from Retinoid isomerase)
to 11-cis-retinal (the required photoactive visual pigment component). RPE65 is also referred to as retinol isomerase or retinoid isomerase, owing to...
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isomerase Prolyl isomerase Retinal isomerase Retinol isomerase Zeta-carotene isomerase Category:EC 5.3.3 Enoyl CoA isomerase (EC 5.3.3.8) Category:EC 5...
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Visual cycle (section Retinal)
is a process in the retina that replenishes the molecule retinal for its use in vision. Retinal is the chromophore of most visual opsins, meaning it captures...
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catalyses the following chemical reaction beta-carotene + O2 → 2 all-trans-retinal This is a cleavage reaction which cleaves β-carotene, utilizes molecular...
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The isomerase activity of RPE65 has been shown; it is uncertain whether it also acts as the hydrolase. Finally, it is oxidized to 11-cis-retinal before...
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of retinal . Oberhauser V, Voolstra O, Bangert A, von Lintig J, Vogt K (December 2008). "NinaB combines carotenoid oxygenase and retinoid isomerase activity...
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Dopachrome tautomerase (redirect from Dopachrome delta-isomerase)
Dopachrome tautomerase (dopachrome delta-isomerase, tyrosine-related protein 2), also known as DCT, is a human gene. Its expression is regulated by the...
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