Abstract: Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 74, Issue 2 p. 266-280 THE MECHANISM OF BLEACHING RHODOPSIN Allen Kropf, Allen Kropf Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Fellow in Cancer Research of the American Cancer Society, New York, N. Y.Search for more papers by this authorRuth Hubbard, Ruth Hubbard Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.Search for more papers by this author Allen Kropf, Allen Kropf Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Fellow in Cancer Research of the American Cancer Society, New York, N. Y.Search for more papers by this authorRuth Hubbard, Ruth Hubbard Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.Search for more papers by this author First published: November 1958 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1958.tb39550.xCitations: 186 This research was supported in part by grants to George Wald from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md. (Grants B-568 and C-3, 4), and from the Rockefeller Foundation, New York, N. Y. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Refereneces 1 Warburg, E. 1919. Über den Energieumsatz bei photochemischen Vorgängen. IX. Photochemische Umwandlung isomerer Körper ineinander. Sitzber. preuss. Akad. Wiss. Physik. math. K1. 33: 960. 2 Vaidya, B. K. 1930. Geometrical inversion by light. Proc. Roy. Soc. London. A129: 299. 3 Hubbard, R. & G. Wald. 19521953. Cis-trans isomers of vitamin A and retinene in the rhodopsin system. J. Gen. Physiol. 36: 269. 4 Oroshnik, W., P. K. Brown, R. Hubbard & G. Wald. 1956. Hindered cis isomers of vitamin A and retinene: the structure of the neo-b isomer. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 42: 578. 5 Hubbard, R. 19581959. The thermal stability of rhodopsin and opsin. J. Gen. Physiol. In press. 6 Hubbard, R. & R. C. C. St. George. 19561957. The rhodopsin system of the squid. J. Gen. Physiol, 41: 501. 7 Hubbard, R., R. I. Gregerman & G. Wald. 19521953. Geometrical isomers of retinene. J. Gen. Physiol. 36: 415. 8 Broda, E. E. & C. F. Goodeve. 19411942. The behavior of visual purple at low temperatures. Proc. Roy. Soc. London. B130: 217. 9 Wald, G., J. Durell & R. C. C. St. George. 1950. The light reaction in the bleaching of rhodopsin. Science. 111: 179. 10 Collins, F. D. & R. A. Morton. 1950. Studies in rhodopsin. III. Rhodopsin and transient orange. Biochem. J. 47: 18. 11 Hagins, W. A. 1958. Ph.D. Thesis. Cambridge Univ. Cambridge, England. 12 Hubbard, R. & A. Kropf. 1958. The action of light on rhodopsin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 44: 130. 13 Hubbard, R. 19551956. Retinene isomerase. J. Gen. Physiol. 39: 935. 14 Hubbard, R. 1956. Geometrical isomerization of vitamin A, retinene and retinene oxime. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 78: 4662. 15 Collins, F. D. 1953. Rhodopsin and indicator yellow. Nature. 171: 469. 16 Pitt, G. A. J., F. D. Collins, R. A. Morton & P. Stok. 1955. Studies on rhodopsin. VIII. Retinylidenemethylamine, an indicator yellow analogue. Biochem. J. 59: 122. 17 Morton, R. A. & G. A. J. Pitt. 1955. Studies on rhodopsin. IX. pH and the hydrolysis of indicator yellow. Biochem. J. 59: 128. 18 Morton, R. A. & G. A. J. Pitt. 1957. Visual pigments. Fortschr. Chem. org. Naturstoffe. 14: 245. 19 Hubbard, R. 1958. The chromophores of the visual pigments. Proc. Natl. Phys. Lab. U. K., Symposium No. 8 (Visual Problems of Colour). H. M. Stationery Office. In press. 20 Wheland, G. W. 1955. Resonance in Organic Chemistry. Wiley. New York , N. Y. 21 Wald, G., P. K. Brown & P. S. Brown. 1957. Visual pigments and depths of habitat of marine fishes. Nature. 180: 969. 22 Wald, G. & P. K. Brown. 1958. Human rhodopsin. Science. 127: 222. Citing Literature Volume74, Issue2PhotoreceptionNovember 1958Pages 266-280 ReferencesRelatedInformation
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