Q) What are photopigments? {Don't provide any weblink, copy - pasted or any certified answer ... I want only the experts to answer the following properly} Share with your friends Share 0 Sanjay Upadhyay answered this Dear studentPhotopigments are the pigments that aborbs light and all have a similar structurewhich is made by protein called opsin and chromophore. These are found in oureyes. When chromophore absobs light photon, the double bond between the 11th and 12th carbon atoms flips, thus reconfiguring the molecule. For more you should go to biochemistry books.I hope it will help you!Regards 1 View Full Answer Drishti.sarkar answered this First of all we want to help you.And the expert has not seen this. Photo pigment is a unstable pigment that undergoes a chemical change when they absorb light. 1
