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