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Retinol

Name: Retinol
Brand: SIGMA

BioXtra, ≥97.5% (HPLC), ~3100 U/mg

Synonym(s):

Axerophthol, Vitamin A, Vitamin A alcohol, Vitamin A₁, all-trans-3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraen-1-ol

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₂₀H₃₀O

CAS Number:

68-26-8

Molecular Weight:

286.45

NACRES:

NA.28

PubChem Substance ID:

57653654

eCl@ss:

34058018

UNSPSC Code:

12352205

EC Number:

200-683-7

MDL number:

MFCD00001552

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

403040

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Properties

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

200

product line

BioXtra

assay

≥97.5% (HPLC)

form

(Powder or Powder with Lumps)

specific activity

~3100 U/mg

shelf life

limited shelf life

color

faint yellow to very dark yellow

mp

56-61 °C, 61-63 °C (lit.)

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC1(C)C(/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/CO)=C(C)CCC1

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

Description

General description

Retinol or vitamin A alcohol is the main circulating form of vitamin A.

Application

Retinol has been used:

as a standard in peak identification and quantification in reverse phase HPLC
as a standard to estimate the concentration of vitamin A
to study the inhibitory effect of retinol on murine norovirus (MNV) replication in murine RAW 264.7 cells
as a component in the reaction mixture for the lecithin:retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) assay

Biochem/physiol Actions

Retinal, retinol and retinoic acid are the aldehyde, alcohol and acid forms of vitamin A. The retinoids exist as many geometric isomers due to the unsaturated bonds in the aliphatic chain.
Retinol is biological active in a wide range of processes.

It is not biologically active and works as a precursor of active retinoids. Retinol is converted to retinaldehyde and subsequently to retinoic acid.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

1 U corresponds to 1 international U acc. to Ph Eur II, 217 (1983)

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pictograms

GHS08,GHS07

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H317,H319,H360FD,H413

pcodes

P202 - P273 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P308 + P313

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 4 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 1

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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