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R2500

Sigma-Aldrich

all trans-Retinal

powder, ≥98%

Synonym(s):

Vitamin A aldehyde

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H28O
CAS Number:
116-31-4
Molecular Weight:
284.44
MDL number:
MFCD00001550
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
PubChem Substance ID:
24899355
NACRES:
NA.79
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biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

200

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

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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.[1]

Application

All trans-Retinal has been used:
  • in optogenetic experiments[2]
  • in electrophysiological experiment[3]
  • to study the effect of AKR1B10 (aldo-keto reductase (AKR) superfamily member) on the conversion of retinal to retinol in the airway epithelium[4]
  • in decidual transformation of human endometrial stromal cells[5]

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.

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Sealed ampule.

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0000413912
0000413910
0000413909
0000409390
0000409392

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Smoking-induced upregulation of AKR1B10 expression in the airway epithelium of healthy individuals
Wang R, et al.
Chest, 138(6), 1402-1410 (2010)
Juan Antonio Sánchez-Alcañiz et al.
Nature communications, 9(1), 4252-4252 (2018-10-14)
Through analysis of the Drosophila ionotropic receptors (IRs), a family of variant ionotropic glutamate receptors, we reveal that most IRs are expressed in peripheral neuron populations in diverse gustatory organs in larvae and adults. We characterise IR56d, which defines two
Yasushi Imamoto et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1837(5), 664-673 (2013-09-12)
Cone visual pigments are visual opsins that are present in vertebrate cone photoreceptor cells and act as photoreceptor molecules responsible for photopic vision. Like the rod visual pigment rhodopsin, which is responsible for scotopic vision, cone visual pigments contain the
Jihye Yeon et al.
PLoS biology, 16(6), e2004929-e2004929 (2018-06-09)
Animal locomotion is mediated by a sensory system referred to as proprioception. Defects in the proprioceptive coordination of locomotion result in uncontrolled and inefficient movements. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying proprioception are not fully understood. Here, we identify two transient
Optogenetic control of fly optomotor responses
Haikala V, et al.
The Journal of Neuroscience, 33(34), 13927-13934 (2013)
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