Abstract
AN accurate value for the molar absorbance of the visual pigment rhodopsin is important in quantitative studies on the biochemistry of vision. A recent controversy regarding this value1,2 prompted the present study.
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DAEMEN, F., BORGGREVEN, J. & BONTING, S. Molar Absorbance of Cattle Rhodopsin. Nature 227, 1259–1260 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2271259a0
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