General description
Retinyl acetate does not exists naturally, but is derived from retinol. It is considered to be more chemically stable than retinol. For this reason it serves as a dietary supplement for vitamin A source. Vitamin A is found in food of animal origin especially liver and also present in brightly colored vegetables. Vitamin A is a member of carotene family, which is a key component in plant pigments.
Application
Retinyl Acetate-Water Soluble has been used as a component of culture medium for secretory cells of venom gland among different Viperidae snakes. It has also been used in testis chunk culturing.
Use to study retinoid regulation of cell transformation; cell differentiation and stem cell development.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Retinyl acetate is known to prevent carcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbon, methylcholanthrene induced morphological transformation.
Packaging
Package size based on retinol acetate content
Preparation Note
With a minimum of 3 mg retinol acetate per gram; balance methyl-β-cyclodextrin.
| biological source | synthetic (organic) |
| Quality Level | 200 |
| product line | BioReagent |
| form | powder |
| technique(s) | cell culture | mammalian: suitable |
| color | white to light yellow |
| mp | 57-58 °C |
| solubility | H2O: 400 mg/mL |
| web metadata keyword.default | retinoid receptors, cell transformation inducer, cell differentiation inducer, neural stem cell inducer, embryonic stem cell inducer |
| storage temp. | −20°C |
| SMILES string | CC1=C(/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/COC(C)=O)C(C)(C)CCC1 |
| InChI | 1S/C22H32O2/c1-17(9-7-10-18(2)14-16-24-20(4)23)12-13-21-19(3)11-8-15-22(21,5)6/h7,9-10,12-14H,8,11,15-16H2,1-6H3/b10-7+,13-12+,17-9+,18-14+ |
| InChI key | QGNJRVVDBSJHIZ-QHLGVNSISA-N |
