Dissection of the pathway required for generation of vitamin A and for Drosophila phototransduction

Dietary carotenoids are precursors for the production of retinoids, which participate in many essential processes, including the formation of the photopigment rhodopsin. Despite the importance of conversion of carotenoids to vitamin A (all-trans-retinol), many questions remain concerning the mechani...

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Main Authors: Wang, Tao, Jiao, Yuchen, Montell, Craig
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2064138/