R2500
all trans-Retinal
powder, ≥98%
Synonym(s):
Vitamin A aldehyde
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H28O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
284.44
NACRES:
NA.79
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
MDL number:
biological source
synthetic (organic)
Quality Level
assay
≥98%
form
powder
technique(s)
HPLC: suitable
color
yellow
mp
62-64 °C
shipped in
dry ice
storage temp.
−20°C
SMILES string
[H]C(=O)\C=C(C)\C=C\C=C(C)\C=C\C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C
InChI
1S/C20H28O/c1-16(8-6-9-17(2)13-15-21)11-12-19-18(3)10-7-14-20(19,4)5/h6,8-9,11-13,15H,7,10,14H2,1-5H3/b9-6+,12-11+,16-8+,17-13+
InChI key
NCYCYZXNIZJOKI-OVSJKPMPSA-N
General description
All trans-Retinal is one of the major derivatives of vitamin A group. A variety of food serves as a source of vitamin A. It is predominant in liver and among the brightly colored vegetables.
Application
All trans-Retinal has been used:
- in optogenetic experiments
- in electrophysiological experiment
- to study the effect of AKR1B10 (aldo-keto reductase (AKR) superfamily member) on the conversion of retinal to retinol in the airway epithelium
- in decidual transformation of human endometrial stromal cells
Biochem/physiol Actions
All-trans retinal is converted to retinoic acid in vivo by the action of retinal dehydrogenase. Retinoic acid is a ligand for both the retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and the retinoid X receptor (RXR) that act as transcription factors to regulate the growth and differentiation of normal and malignant cells. Retinal isomers are also chromophores that bind to opsins, a family of G-protein-linked transmembrane proteins, to form photosensitive receptors in visual and nonvisual systems. All-trans retinal is a potent photosensitizer.
Packaging
Sealed ampule.
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