Within Picoseconds of a Photon Being Absorbed by Rhodopsin

question 5

Multiple Choice

Within picoseconds of a photon being absorbed by rhodopsin,

• A) retinal undergoes photoisomerization, shifting from 11-cis retinal to all-trans retinal.
• B) opsin changes configuration to metarhodopsin II.
• C) rhodopsin is regenerated and able to bind photons again.
• D) the membrane potential of the photoreceptor is altered.
• E) the outer segment of the photoreceptor separates from the inner segment.

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