Why is the human visual system sensitive only to light of wavelengths from approximately 760 to 380 nm?. An answer from thermochemistry and chemical kinetics

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 179-184

  Luo, Yu Ran ^a,b  

^a Molecular Energetics Consultants   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bond dissociation energy; C, C bond; cis trans isomerization; Retina; Rhodopsin; Visual cycle; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; RHODOPSIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CIS TRANS ISOMERISM; DISSOCIATION; ENERGY; LIGHT; PHYSICAL PHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

HUMANS; ISOMERISM; KINETICS; LIGHT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; RETINALDEHYDE; RHODOPSIN; THERMODYNAMICS; VISION;

EID: 0033989948     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(99)00137-4     Document Type: Article

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