What Is the Immediate Effect of a Photon on the Structure

question 12

Multiple Choice

What is the immediate effect of a photon on the structure of 11-cis retinal?

• A) The molecule is polarized.
• B) The molecule is released from the protein rhodopsin.
• C) The molecule is converted to the all-trans-retinal.
• D) The molecule is converted from an aldehyde to an alcohol (retinol).
• E) The structure is not changed but accepts electrons.

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