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Retinol acetate

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

Retinyl acetate, Retinol acetate, Vitamin A acetate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H32O2
CAS Number:
127-47-9
Molecular Weight:
328.49
Beilstein:
1915439
MDL number:
MFCD00019413
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329823984
NACRES:
NA.24

biological source

synthetic

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

Agency

EP

API family

retinyl compounds

form

solid

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable
liquid chromatography (LC): suitable

mp

57-58 °C

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC1=C(/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/COC(C)=O)C(C)(C)CCC1

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+

InChI key

QGNJRVVDBSJHIZ-QHLGVNSISA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the authority of the issuing pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing pharmacopoeia.

Retinyl Acetate belongs to the class of compounds called retinoids, which are chemically related to vitamin A. Retinoids are employed in the management of acne and psoriasis through oral and topical administration.

Application

This European Pharmacopoeia reference standard is intended for use only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H360D,H413

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 4 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Simultaneous determination of retinol acetate, retinol palmitate, cholecalciferol, α-tocopherol acetate and alphacalcidol in capsules by non-aqueous reversed-phase HPLC and column backflushing
Wielinski S and Olszanowski A
Chromatographia, 50(1-2), 109-112 (1999)
Avash J Singh et al.
Pediatric research, 67(6), 619-623 (2010-03-11)
Chronic lung disease (CLD) is a major cause of long-term morbidity in extremely LBW infants with respiratory distress syndrome. Parenteral vitamin A administration decreases the risk of CLD. We tested the hypothesis that intratracheal vitamin A administration with surfactant is
Z Wojnarowska et al.
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 83(5 Pt 1), 051502-051502 (2011-07-07)
Vitamin-A acetate is one of the most versatile vitamins. It is applied in medicine because of its antioxidative properties, in tumor therapy because of its cytostatic activity, and in cosmetics because of its nutritional additives. Herein, using broadband dielectric spectroscopy
Kajal Babamiri et al.
Aesthetic surgery journal, 30(1), 74-77 (2010-05-06)
A wide range of cosmeceutical products are available on the market currently, but evidence to support their use is often lacking in the literature. Specifically, there is a substantial amount of evidence supporting the efficacy of tretinoin in photoaging, but
Tadao Maeda et al.
Human molecular genetics, 18(12), 2277-2287 (2009-04-03)
Inactivating mutations in the retinoid isomerase (RPE65) or lecithin:retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) genes cause Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a severe visual impairment in humans. Both enzymes participate in the retinoid (visual) cycle, the enzymatic pathway that continuously generates 11-cis-retinal, the chromophore
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Protocols

HPLC Analysis of Vitamins, Fat Soluble (A and E), on SUPELCOSIL™ LC-18

Separation of δ-Tocopherol, analytical standard; Retinyl acetate; (+)-γ-Tocopherol; α-Tocopherol, ≥95.5%; Retinol; Vitamin A (acetate), meets USP testing specifications.

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