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<compound>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2011-09-21 00:18:18 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2015-10-09 22:30:58 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB022710</accession>
  <name>Retinoic acid</name>
  <description>Retinoic acid is the oxidized form of Vitamin A. It functions in determining position along embryonic anterior/posterior axis in chordates. It acts through Hox genes, which ultimately controls anterior/posterior patterning in early developmental stages (PMID: 17495912). It is an important regulator of gene expression during growth and development, and in neoplasms. Tretinoin, also known as retinoic acid and derived from maternal vitamin A, is essential for normal growth and embryonic development. An excess of tretinoin can be teratogenic. It is used in the treatment of psoriasis; acne vulgaris; and several other skin diseases. It has also been approved for use in promyelocytic leukemia (leukemia, promyelocytic, acute). [HMDB]</description>
  <synonyms>
    <synonym>(all-E)-3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraenoate</synonym>
    <synonym>(all-E)-3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraenoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraenoate</synonym>
    <synonym>3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraenoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraenoate (ecl)</synonym>
    <synonym>3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-yl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraenoic acid (ecl)</synonym>
    <synonym>acide retinoique (French)</synonym>
    <synonym>AGN 100335</synonym>
    <synonym>all-(E)-Retinoate</synonym>
    <synonym>all-(E)-Retinoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>all-trans-Retinoate</synonym>
    <synonym>all-trans-Retinoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>all-trans-Tretinoin</synonym>
    <synonym>all-trans-Vitamin a acid</synonym>
    <synonym>all-trans-Vitamin A1 acid</synonym>
    <synonym>all-trans-β-retinoate</synonym>
    <synonym>all-trans-β-retinoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>beta-Retinoate</synonym>
    <synonym>beta-Retinoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Retinoate</synonym>
    <synonym>Retisol-a</synonym>
    <synonym>Ro 1-5488</synonym>
    <synonym>Solage</synonym>
    <synonym>Stieva-a</synonym>
    <synonym>trans-Retinoate</synonym>
    <synonym>trans-Retinoic acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Tretin M</synonym>
    <synonym>Tretinoine (French)</synonym>
    <synonym>Vitamin A acid</synonym>
    <synonym>Vitinoin</synonym>
    <synonym>β-retinoate</synonym>
    <synonym>β-retinoic acid</synonym>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula>C20H28O2</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>300.4351</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>300.20893014</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenoic acid</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>isotretinoin</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>302-79-4</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>CC(C=CC1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C)=CC=CC(C)=CC(O)=O</smiles>
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  <inchikey>SHGAZHPCJJPHSC-UHFFFAOYSA-N</inchikey>
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    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as retinoids. These are oxygenated derivatives of 3,7-dimethyl-1-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-enyl)nona-1,3,5,7-tetraene and derivatives thereof.</description>
    <direct_parent>Retinoids</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Lipids and lipid-like molecules</super_class>
    <class>Prenol lipids</class>
    <sub_class>Retinoids</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework>Aliphatic homomonocyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
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      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Diterpenoids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Medium-chain fatty acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Methyl-branched fatty acids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Unsaturated fatty acids</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Aliphatic homomonocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Branched fatty acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Diterpenoid</substituent>
      <substituent>Fatty acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Fatty acyl</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Medium-chain fatty acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Methyl-branched fatty acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Retinoic acid</substituent>
      <substituent>Retinoid skeleton</substituent>
      <substituent>Unsaturated fatty acid</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
      <external_descriptor>alpha,beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid</external_descriptor>
      <external_descriptor>retinoid</external_descriptor>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <state>Solid</state>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>CC(C=CC1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C)=CC=CC(C)=CC(O)=O</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>formula</kind>
    <value>C20H28O2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>97.79</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>36.93</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <value>1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
    <value>-1</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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  <het_id>REA</het_id>
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      <name>Cytochrome P450 2D6</name>
      <uniprot_id>Q6NWU0</uniprot_id>
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      <name>Cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily A, polypeptide 1</name>
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      <name>Retinoic acid receptor alpha</name>
      <uniprot_id>P10276</uniprot_id>
      <uniprot_name/>
      <gene_name>RARA</gene_name>
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    <enzyme>
      <name>Retinoic acid receptor beta</name>
      <uniprot_id>P10826</uniprot_id>
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      <uniprot_id>P19793</uniprot_id>
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      <name>Retinoic acid receptor RXR-beta</name>
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