Coluracetam vs. Retinal

Coluracetamnoun

A nootropic racetam drug with potential use in prevention and treatment of ischemic retinopathy and retinal and optic nerve injury.

Retinaladjective

Of or pertaining to the retina.

Coluracetam

Coluracetam (INN) (code name BCI-540; formerly MKC-231) is a nootropic agent of the racetam family. & also a bioisosurrogate of the 9-amino-tetrahydroacridine family.

Retinalnoun

A yellow to orange aldehyde derived from vitamin A that is formed from rhodopsin by the action of light and in combination with proteins forms the visual pigments of the retinal rods and cones.

Retinaladjective

Of or pertaining to the retina.

Retinalnoun

A retinoid compound (C20H28O), closely related to vitamin A, which is a component of the visual pigments in the eye. It is also called retinaldehyde and vitamin A aldehyde.

Retinalnoun

either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from Rhodopsin by the action of light

Retinaladjective

in or relating to the retina of the eye;

‘retinal cells’;

Retinal

Retinal (also known as retinaldehyde) is a polyene chromophore. Retinal, bound to proteins called opsins, is the chemical basis of visual phototransduction, the light-detection stage of visual perception (vision).