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Category:GO:0005502 ! 11-cis retinal binding
name: 11-cis retinal binding
namespace: molecular_function
def: "Binding to 11-cis retinal, an isomer of retinal that plays an important role in the visual process in most vertebrates. 11-cis retinal combines with opsin in the rods (scotopsin) to form rhodopsin or visual purple. Retinal is one of the three compounds that makes up vitamin A." [PMID:24403072]
synonym: "11-cis retinaldehyde binding" EXACT []
synonym: "11-cis-retinal binding" NARROW []
synonym: "vitamin A binding" BROAD []
is_a: GO:0016918 ! retinal binding
AmiGO
<GOterm>GO:0005502</GOterm>
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