Retinol Acetate, Water Soluble, MP Biomedicals™

Often used in cell culture applications. Retinol Acetate, Water Soluble, MP Biomedicals (aka Vitamin A) is found in classical media formulations, such as M-199; NCTC-109 and William’s Medium E. Typical working concentration is ca. 3.44mg of retinol acetat

Vitamin A is a component of serum used to supplement classical media. Consequently, most serum-containing cell culture systems receive some level of vitamin A. The oxidized form of retinol is retinoic acid, which has hormone-like growth factor and differentiation activity for epithelial and related cell types, especially neural cells. Retinoic acid induces embryonic stem cells to differentiate towards neural cells.

Chemical Identifiers

CAS

127-47-9

Molecular Formula

C22H32O2

Molecular Weight (g/mol)

328.496

InChI Key

QGNJRVVDBSJHIZ-QHLGVNSISA-N

Synonym

retinyl acetate, vitamin a acetate, retinol acetate, retinol, acetate, all-trans-retinyl acetate, crystalets, vitamin a1 acetate, all-trans-retinol acetate, vitamin a alcohol acetate, davitan a 650

PubChem CID

638034

ChEBI

CHEBI:32095

IUPAC Name

[(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenyl] acetate

SMILES

CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CCOC(=O)C)C)C

Melting Point

57°C to 58°C (literature)

Quantity

5mg

Solubility Information

Soluble in chloroform (50mg/mL, clear yellow solution); absolute ethanol: soluble 25mg/mL (Lit.)

Formula Weight

328.5g/mol

Physical Form

Off-White Powder

Recommended Storage

Store at 0°C.

Recommended Storage

Store at 0°C.