Dehydroretinal (3,4-dehydroretinal) is a derivative
metabolite
In biochemistry, a metabolite is an intermediate or end product of metabolism.
The term is usually used for small molecules. Metabolites have various functions, including fuel, structure, signaling, stimulatory and inhibitory effects on enzymes, c ...
of
retinal
Retinal (also known as retinaldehyde) is a polyene chromophore. Retinal, bound to proteins called opsins, is the chemical basis of visual phototransduction, the light-detection stage of visual perception (vision).
Some microorganisms use ret ...
belonging to the group of
vitamin A2 as a retinaldehyde form, besides the endogenously present 3,4-dehydroretinol and 3,4-dehydroretinoic acid.
The livers of some
freshwater fish
Freshwater fish are fish species that spend some or all of their lives in bodies of fresh water such as rivers, lakes, ponds and inland wetlands, where the salinity is less than 1.05%. These environments differ from marine habitats in many wa ...
es and some fish found in
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
contain a higher ratio of dehydroretinal to retinal than do other species.
See also
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Retinene
The retinenes (retinene1 and retinene2) are derivative (chemistry), chemical derivatives of vitamin A (see retinol) formed through oxidation reactions.
Retinene1 is better known as retinal and is fundamental in the transduction of light into visua ...
References
Vision
Signal transduction
Apocarotenoids
Photosynthetic pigments
Vitamins
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