Term Name: retinal binding
Synonyms: blue-sensitive opsin, green-sensitive opsin, long-wave-sensitive opsin, opsin, red-sensitive opsin, retinaldehyde binding, short-wave-sensitive opsin, UV-sensitive opsin, violet-sensitive opsin, vitamin A binding
Definition: Binding to retinal, one of the forms of vitamin A. Retinal plays an important role in the visual process in most vertebrates, combining with opsins to form visual pigments in the retina.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016918]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: retinoid binding vitamin binding
has subtype: 11-cis retinal binding all-trans retinal binding