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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C20H30O
Molecular Weight 286.4516
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 4
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of RETINOL

SMILES

CC(=C/CO)\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C

InChI

InChIKey=FPIPGXGPPPQFEQ-OVSJKPMPSA-N
InChI=1S/C20H30O/c1-16(8-6-9-17(2)13-15-21)11-12-19-18(3)10-7-14-20(19,4)5/h6,8-9,11-13,21H,7,10,14-15H2,1-5H3/b9-6+,12-11+,16-8+,17-13+

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C20H30O
Molecular Weight 286.4516
Charge 0
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 4
Optical Activity NONE

Description

Retonol, also known as Vitamin A1, is a vitamin found in food and used as a dietary supplement. It is used to treat and prevent vitamin A deficiency. It is also used to prevent further issues in those who have measles. Retinol is used as a metabolic precursor of retinoic acid to treat skin-related conditions, such as cellulite, skin aging, photodamage.

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Preventing
Unknown
Preventing
Unknown
Preventing
Unknown
Primary
AQUASOL A
Palliative
AQUASOL A
Primary
Unknown
Primary
Unknown

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Weekly single oral dose 7000 micrograms
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
The role of vitamin A (2.72 μM/7 ml culture), a naturally occurring antioxidant upon arsenic-induced genotoxicity; with respect to chromosomal aberrations (structural and numerical) and micronuclei. Whole blood cultures set for 72 h were exposed to test chemicals for a period of 24 h ahead of harvesting. Arsenic concentrations tested in the present study are 0.36, 0.72 and 1.4 μM/7 ml culture. Mitomycin C (MMC), the direct acting mutagen was used as positive control.
Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
G2SH0XKK91
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version