1987 (v1)
Publication
A pigment made up of a protein able to bind retinal as well as retinol is described. The molecule consists of a dimer with a molecular weight of 50,000 which binds one molecule of retinal. The binding site for retinal is a Schiff base buried in the interior of the protein. Retinol is probably bound to the protein in the same site as for...
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