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Retinol, also
called vitamin A1, is a fat-soluble
vitamin in the
vitamin A
family that is
found in food and used as a
dietary supplement.
Retinol or other...
- encomp****es a
group of
chemically related organic compounds that
includes retinol,
retinyl esters, and
several provitamin (precursor) carotenoids, most notably...
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Dietary β-carotene is a
provitamin A compound,
converting in the body to
retinol (vitamin A). In foods, it has rich
content in carrots, pumpkin, spinach...
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Retinol-binding
proteins (RBP) are a
family of
proteins with
diverse functions. They are
carrier proteins that bind
retinol. ****essment of
retinol-binding...
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toxic effects of
ingesting too much
preformed vitamin A (retinyl esters,
retinol, and retinal).
Symptoms arise as a
result of
altered bone
metabolism and...
- In enzymology, a
retinol dehydrogenase (RDH) (EC 1.1.1.105) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction retinol + NAD+ ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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Retinol binding protein 4, also
known as RBP4, is a
transporter protein for
retinol (vitamin A alcohol). RBP4 has a
molecular weight of approximately...
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Retinyl palmitate, or
vitamin A palmitate, is the
ester of
retinol (vitamin A) and
palmitic acid, with
formula C36H60O2. It is the most
abundant form...
- \rightleftharpoons } 11-cis-
retinol Hence, this
enzyme has one substrate, all-trans-
retinol, and one product, 11-cis-
retinol.
These enzymes are alternatively...
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interact with
their normal biological counterparts, such as
retinol binding protein 4 for
retinol,
retinoid receptors for all-trans-retinoic acid or 9-cis-retinoic...
