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Absorption Spectra, Molecular Weights and Visual Purple

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WEALE1 in his recent communication has tried to derive the molecular weight of rhodopsin (visual purple) by using Houston's equation. There are several comments we feel should be made.

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COLLINS, F., MORTON, R. Absorption Spectra, Molecular Weights and Visual Purple. Nature 164, 528–529 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164528a0

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