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Retinyl palmitate solution

100 μg/mL (Ethanol with 0.1% (w/v) BHT), ampule of 1 mL, certified reference material, Cerilliant®

Synonym(s):

Retinyl palmitate solution

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C36H60O2
CAS Number:
79-81-2
Molecular Weight:
524.86
MDL number:
MFCD00019414
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329828923
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material

form

liquid

feature

(Snap-N-Shoot®)
 (Snap-N-Spike®)

packaging

ampule of 1 mL

manufacturer/tradename

Cerilliant®

concentration

100 μg/mL (Ethanol with 0.1% (w/v) BHT)

technique(s)

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

application(s)

clinical testing
clinical testing

format

single component solution

storage temp.

−70°C

InChI

1S/C36H60O2/c1-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-25-35(37)38-30-28-32(3)23-20-22-31(2)26-27-34-33(4)24-21-29-36(34,5)6/h20,22-23,26-28H,7-19,21,24-25,29-30H2,1-6H3/b23-20+,27-26+,31-22+,32-28+

InChI key

VYGQUTWHTHXGQB-FFHKNEKCSA-N

General description

Retinyl palmitate is a synthetic alternative for retinyl acetate in vitamin A dietary supplements. Retinyl palmitate is used for treatment of vitamin A deficiency under brand names such as Aquasol A® and Palmitate A and is a constituent of some skin care products.

Application

This Certified Spiking Solution® is suitable for Vitamin A testing applications by HPLC or LC-MS/MS including clinical testing of Vitamin A serum levels or quality control testing of vitamin A dietary supplements, fortified foods, or pharmaceutical preparations.

Legal Information

Aquasol A is a registered trademark of Parex USA, Inc.
CERILLIANT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
CERTIFIED SPIKING SOLUTION is a registered trademark of Cerilliant Corporation
Snap-N-Shoot is a registered trademark of Cerilliant Corporation
Snap-N-Spike is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

pictograms

FlameExclamation mark
GHS02,GHS07

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H225,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

57.2 °F

flash_point_c

14.0 °C

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[Retinyl palmitate].
H Moriwaki et al.
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine, 53 Su Pt 1, 681-683 (1995-02-01)
Nutrition reviews, 49(9), 283-284 (1991-09-01)
All-trans and 13-cis-retinoic acids are normal constituents of human blood. Blood levels of both compounds increase upon oral ingestion of all-trans-retinyl palmitate, to a greater extent with higher amounts of ingested retinyl palmitate. These data suggest a mechanism whereby levels
[Retinyl palmitate].
Y Shiratori et al.
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine, 57 Suppl, 79-82 (1999-10-30)
Peter P Fu et al.
Vitamins and hormones, 75, 223-256 (2007-03-21)
The skin is similar to other organs in how it absorbs, stores, and metabolizes vitamin A. However, because of the anatomical location of skin and the specialized physiological roles it plays, there are ways in which the skin is rather
Satya Dash et al.
Gastroenterology, 147(6), 1275-1284 (2014-09-01)
The intestine efficiently incorporates and rapidly secretes dietary fat as chylomicrons (lipoprotein particles comprising triglycerides, phospholipids, cholesterol, and proteins) that contain the apolipoprotein isoform apoB-48. The gut can store lipids for many hours after their ingestion, and release them in
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