Chromophore


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The pigment of a Photoreceptor. Human Photoreceptors (rods and cones) consist of:

  • Chromophore – a small molecule called Retinal at the center that absorbs the photon. It is a type of Vitamin A.
  • Opsin – a large protein that surrounds the Chromophore to shift its Absorbance Spectrum and propagate the visual signal.

In the broader sense, a chromophore is any molecule that can absorb a photon.