lumirhodopsin

Questions

What does lumirhodopsin mean?

A pigment formed when rhodopsin is irradiated with light; it undergoes further degradation to retinal and opsin

Where does lumirhodopsin come from?

From Latin lumen (“light”), and rhodopsin.

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