Term Name: 11-cis retinal binding
Synonyms: 11-cis retinaldehyde binding, 11-cis-retinal binding, vitamin A binding
Definition: Binding to 11-cis retinal, an isomer of retinal that plays an important role in the visual process in most vertebrates. 11-cis retinal combines with opsin in the rods (scotopsin) to form rhodopsin or visual purple. Retinal is one of the three compounds that makes up vitamin A.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0005502]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: retinal binding