Visions of Dalton

  Alkene isomerization is key to the functioning of photoreceptors in the retina of mammals; a lack of specific photoreceptors leads to colour blindness, a condition suffered by John Dalton and investigated by him in the late 1700s.

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Main Authors: Catherine E. Housecroft, Edwin Constable
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Language:deu
Published: Swiss Chemical Society 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/9602
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Visions of Dalton
CHIMIA
Alkene isomerization
Chemical education
Colour blindness
John Dalton
Rhodopsin
title Visions of Dalton
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title_short Visions of Dalton
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topic Alkene isomerization
Chemical education
Colour blindness
John Dalton
Rhodopsin
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