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Retinol

Retinol is a hydrolytic metabolite of retinyl esters belonging to the group of vitamin A1 as an alcohol form. Retinol or other forms of vitamin A are fat-soluble vitamins that are found in food and used as a dietary supplement. Either of them is needed for vision, cellular development, maintenance of skin and mucous membranes, immune function and…

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3D model (JSmol)
Interactive image
AHFS/Drugs.com
Monograph
ATC code
A11CA01 (WHO) D10AD02 (WHO), R01AX02 (WHO), S01XA02 (WHO)
Boiling point
137–138 °C (279–280 °F) (10−6 mm Hg)
CAS Number
68-26-8 · mixture: 11103-57-4
ChEBI
CHEBI:17336

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Retinol

Nodes137
Edges136
Triples133
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014599
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Retinol

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related to history · 27
Retinol → David Adriaan, Dorp, Dutch, Elmer McCollum, Frederick Gowland Hopkins, George Wald, Hopkins, In, Jozef Ferdinand Arens, Lafayette Mendel, Madison, Marguerite Davis, Medicine, Nobel Prize, One, Paul Karrer, Photoreceptor, Physiology, Retinoic, Swiss
related to Industrial synthesis · 16
Retinol → BASF, Before, DSM, Each, European Commission, Euros, Grignard, Hoffman-La Roche, Hoffmann-La Roche, In, Ionone, Pure, Rhone-Poulenc, Roche, The, When
related to Skin · 11
Retinol → AMPs, Another, As, Clinical, Deficiencies, Keratinocytes, Production, RA, The, Vitamin, When
has effect · 10
Retinol → During, In, International Units, IU, RAE, RAE/day, RDA, Retinol Activity Units, The IU, The Recommended Daily Intake
related to Nutrition · 10
Retinol → For, International Units, One RE, RE, Retinol Equivalents, Retinyl, There, These, This, While Vitamin
related to Dietary intake · 8
Retinol → DRI, During, IU, Liver, National Health Service, RDA, Recommended Daily Amount, The Dietary Reference Intake
related to Vision · 7
Retinol → In, Night, RPE65, The, This, When, Without
related to Chemistry · 6
Retinol → For, Many, Nevertheless, Rhodopsin, Schiff, The
related to Biosynthesis · 5
Retinol → First, NADH, Retinal, The, This
CAS Number · 2
Retinol → 68-26-8, mixture: 11103-57-4

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vitamin retinoic acid deficiency skin cells dietary iu used liver 000 retinal vision opsin development may doses cell food needed

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Retinol3D model (JSmol)Interactive image1.00infobox
RetinolAHFS/Drugs.comMonograph1.00infobox
RetinolATC codeA11CA01 (WHO) D10AD02 (WHO), R01AX02 (WHO), S01XA02 (WHO)1.00infobox
RetinolBoiling point137–138 °C (279–280 °F) (10−6 mm Hg)1.00infobox
RetinolCAS Number68-26-81.00infobox
RetinolCAS Numbermixture: 11103-57-41.00infobox
RetinolChEBICHEBI:173361.00infobox
RetinolChEMBLChEMBL9861.00infobox
RetinolChemSpider3930121.00infobox
RetinolCompTox Dashboard (EPA)DTXSID30235561.00infobox
RetinolDrug classvitamin1.00infobox
RetinolDrugBankDB001621.00infobox
RetinolECHA InfoCard100.000.6211.00infobox
RetinolFormulaC20H30O1.00infobox
RetinolIUPHAR/BPS40531.00infobox
RetinolKEGGD000691.00infobox
RetinolLegal statusUS: OTC1.00infobox
RetinolLicense dataUS DailyMed: Retinol1.00infobox
RetinolMelting point62–64 °C (144–147 °F)1.00infobox
RetinolMolar mass286.459 g·mol−11.00infobox
RetinolPDB ligandRTL (PDBe, RCSB PDB)1.00infobox
RetinolPubChem CID4453541.00infobox
RetinolRoutes of administrationBy mouth, intramuscular1.00infobox
RetinolSolubility in water0.000017 mg/mL (20 °C)1.00infobox
RetinolUNIIG2SH0XKK911.00infobox
RetinolUNIImixture: 81G40H8B0T1.00infobox
Retinolis ahydrolytic metabolite of retinyl esters belonging to the group of vitamin A1 as an alcohol form0.90text

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