Retinyl acetate, solid or viscous liquid, BioReagent, synthetic, suitable for cell culture
Application
Retinyl acetate has been used as a standard to measure the concentration of vitamin C in high performance liquid chromatography analysis (HPLC) and as a supplement in the preparation of the complete medium.
Biochem/physiol Actions
The oxidized form of retinol is retinoic acid, which has hormone-like growth factor and differentiation activity for epithelial and related cell types, especially neural cells. Retinoic acid induces embryonic stem cells to differentiate towards neural cells. Retinyl-acetate is known to be effective in treating breast cancer.
General description
Retinyl-acetate is a natural and ester derivative of vitamin A. It is found in classical media formulations such as M-199; NCTC-109 and William?s Medium E. Vitamin A is a component of serum useful in most serum containing cell culture systems, which receive some level of vitamin A.
Other Notes
All trans
Packaging
1, 5 g in glass bottle
Preparation Note
The melting point of this material is approx. 58?°C. In order to package, it was melted and may exist as a crystalline solid or as a supercooled viscous liquid.
| Colour | light yellow to dark yellow |
|---|---|
| Pack | 1G |
| mp | 57-58 °C |
| InChI key | QGNJRVVDBSJHIZ-QHLGVNSISA-N |
| 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+ |
| Manufacturer | SIGMA-ALDRICH |
| Form | solid or viscous liquid |
| Assay | ≥90% (HPLC) |
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