11-cis retinal binding
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.
GO:0016918
retinal binding
is_a
11-cis retinaldehyde binding
exact
11-cis-retinal binding
narrow
vitamin A binding
broad