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Entry
CA01204                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
(13Z)-Retinoic acid: 13-cis-Retinoic acid;
13-cis-Retinoate
IUPAC name (13Z)-15-Apo-beta-caroten-15-oic acid
Formula
C20H28O2
Molecular Weight 
300.424 g/mol
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Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
  • Anticarcinogenic activity - clinically used to treat acute promyelocytic leukaemia, skin diseases, and cancer. (Ref.631)
  • Number of
    conjugated double bonds 
    6 including one carboxylic acid (6 in total)
    Number of
    conjugated multiple bonds 
    6 including one carboxylic acid (6 in total)
    Isomers 
  • Cis/trans isomer: CA01036, CA01035
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    6.254
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    1
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    LipinskiFailures
    1
    Complexity of molecule
    0.120
    Number of heavy atoms
    22
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    37.300 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
  • Pathway: CB000087
  • Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Homo sapiens (Ref.631) - Mammal: Human (Chordata - Hominidae)
    References
  • Ref.631: Yusuke Takahashi, Gennadiy Moiseyev, Ying Chen, Krysten Farjo, Olga Nikolaeva, and Jian-xing Ma, FEBS J. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2012 April 1. "An Enzymatic Mechanism for Generating the Precursor of Endogenous 13-cis Retinoic Acid in the Brain".
  • CAS

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