Retinoic acid

• Background :

  Retinoic acid is a metabolite of Vitamin A that mediates the functions of vitamin A required for growth and development. It is generated in a specific region of the embryo during early embryonic development (1).

• Description :

  Retinoid RAR agonist

• Product Name Alternative :

  Tretinoin, ATRA

• UNSPSC :

  41116105

• Type :

  Agonist

• Source :

  Synthetic

• Field of Research :

  Cancer | Apoptosis

• Purity :

  >98%

• Weight :

  0.25

• Format :

  Yellow solid

• Solubility :

  Soluble to 50 mM in ethanol and 25 mM in DMSO

• Molecular Formula :

  C20H28O2

• Molecular Weight :

  300.44

• Precautions :

  Not for use in humans. Not for use in diagnostics or therapeutics. For in vitro research use only.

• References & Citations :

  1. Duester G. (2008) Cell. 134: 921-931.

• CAS Number :

  302-79-4