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retinal

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retinal

Summary

retinal is a type of chemical entity[1]. retinal ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,015 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • retinal's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • retinal's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=O)C)C[4].
  • retinal's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₀H₂₈O[5].
  • retinal is a type of vitamin A[6].
  • retinal is a type of 10,15-cyclophytane diterpenoid[7].
  • retinal is a type of vitamer[8].
  • retinal is part of retinal binding[9].
  • retinal is part of retinal metabolic process[10].
  • retinal is part of retinal dehydrogenase activity[11].
  • retinal's Commons category is recorded as Retinal[12].
  • retinal's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[13].
  • retinal's different from is recorded as retinol[14].
  • retinal's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+284.214'}[15].

Why It Matters

retinal ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,015 views/month).[2] retinal has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] retinal is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Recon 2.2: from reconstruction to model of human metabolism. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). retinal. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/retinal
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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → vitamin A, 10,15-cyclophytane diterpenoid, vitamer
    Subclass of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534079105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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