The Chromophore of the Visual Pigment in Some Insect Orders
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- 1 February 1984
- journal article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
- Vol. 39 (1-2) , 196-197
- https://doi.org/10.1515/znc-1984-1-236
Abstract
The chromophore of the visual pigment in different insect orders has been identified. The novel chromophore 3-hydroxy-retinal was found in Diptera and Lepidoptera, while in the other groups investigated retinal is the chromophore of the visual pigment.Keywords
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