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rethinol; retinol; vitamin a

Name(s)	rethinol; retinol; vitamin a
Scientific name(s)	vitamin a; afaxin; oleovitamin a
Formula	C20H30O
Molecular mass	286.459
IUPAC name	(2e,4e,6z,8e)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraen-1-ol
INCHI	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+
SMILE	C\C(=C/CO)\C=C\C=C(\C)/C=C/C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C
CAS ID	68-26-8
PubChem ID	445354
DrugBank ID	DB00162
CHEBI ID	17336

Description	Constituent of many fish-liver oils, milk, egg-yolk, etc. Nutrient, dietary supplement [DFC]_x000D_ _x000D_ Retinol is one of the animal forms of vitamin A. It is a diterpenoid and an alcohol. It is convertible to other forms of vitamin A, and the retinyl ester derivative of the alcohol serves as the storage form of the vitamin in animals. [Wikipedia]. Retinol is found in many foods, some of which are beer, common wheat, scrapple, and catfish.

Description

Constituent of many fish-liver oils, milk, egg-yolk, etc. Nutrient, dietary supplement [DFC]_x000D_ _x000D_ Retinol is one of the animal forms of vitamin A. It is a diterpenoid and an alcohol. It is convertible to other forms of vitamin A, and the retinyl ester derivative of the alcohol serves as the storage form of the vitamin in animals. [Wikipedia]. Retinol is found in many foods, some of which are beer, common wheat, scrapple, and catfish.