Vitamin A

Vitamin A, also known as all-trans retinol, is an intermediate in retinol metabolism in animals. It is metabolized to retinoic acid (Cay-11017), a ligand for both the retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and the retinoid X receptor (RXR). RAR and RXR heterodimerize and act as ligand-dependent transcriptional regulators, with roles in development, reproduction, immunity, organogenesis, and cancer.Formal Name: (2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraen-1-ol. CAS Number: 68-26-8. Synonyms: all-trans Retinol, all-trans Vitamin A, NSC 122759, Vitamin A1 Alcohol. Molecular Formula: C20H30O. Formula Weight: 286.5. Purity: >95%. Formulation: (Request formulation change), A crystalline solid. Solubility: Chloroform: 10 mg/ml, DMF: 30 mg/ml, DMSO: 30 mg/ml, Ethanol: 10 mg/ml. SMILES: CC1=C(/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/CO)C(C)(C)CCC1. InChi Code: 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+. InChi Key: FPIPGXGPPPQFEQ-OVSJKPMPSA-N. Origin: Synthetic.