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Vitamins: Vitamin A
Concepts tested here
- Vitamin A and rhodopsin
All Questions
2000 AIPMT 1 question
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Which food should be eaten in deficiency of rhodopsin in eyes :Rhodopsin (visual purple) in the rods of the retina is made of opsin and retinal, which is derived from vitamin A.
Deficiency of vitamin A reduces rhodopsin and causes night blindness.
Carrot and ripe papaya are rich in $\beta$-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the body.
So carrot and ripe papaya should be eaten.