Table 1.

Estimated percentage contribution of various rhodopsin species to total rhodopsin in bovine P23H F1 retinas

EndogenousCleaved P23HFull-length P23HOtherTotal
Dark86%11%2.2%1.0%100%
Cyclic (corrected for RD)96%3.6%0.3%0.3%100%
Cyclic (no correction)29%1.1%0.1%0.1%30%

  • Values are based on the initial estimate for contribution of mab 1D4-reactive material to total rhodopsin from Fig 5A, the decrease in total rhodopsin in cyclic light obtained in Fig 5A, and the changes in relative abundance of the various species obtained from Fig 5, B and C.