retinol

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q424976
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retinol

Summary

retinol is a type of chemical entity[1]. retinol ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (616 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • retinol's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • retinol's chemical structure is recorded as Retinol.svg[4].
  • retinol's chemical structure is recorded as All-trans-Retinol2.svg[5].
  • retinol's physically interacts with is recorded as nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group C member 2[6].
  • retinol's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 68-26-8[7].
  • retinol's EC number is recorded as 200-683-7[8].
  • retinol's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CCO)C)C[9].
  • retinol's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C20H30O/c1-16(8-6-9-17(2)13-15-21)11-12-19-18(3)10-7-14-20(19,4)5/h6,8-9,11-13,21H,7,10,14-15H2,1-5H3/b9-6+,12-11+,16-8+,17-13+[10].
  • retinol's InChIKey is recorded as FPIPGXGPPPQFEQ-OVSJKPMPSA-N[11].
  • retinol's ATC code is recorded as S01XA02[12].
  • retinol's ATC code is recorded as D10AD02[13].
  • retinol's ATC code is recorded as R01AX02[14].
  • retinol's ATC code is recorded as A11CA01[15].
  • retinol's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₀H₃₀O[16].
  • retinol's subclass of is recorded as 10,15-cyclophytane diterpenoid[17].
  • retinol's subclass of is recorded as vitamin A[18].
  • retinol's part of is recorded as all-trans-retinol binding[19].
  • retinol's part of is recorded as all-trans-retinyl-palmitate hydrolase, all-trans-retinol forming activity[20].
  • retinol's part of is recorded as retinol isomerase activity[21].
  • retinol's part of is recorded as retinol O-fatty-acyltransferase activity[22].
  • retinol's part of is recorded as all-trans-retinol 13,14-reductase activity[23].
  • retinol's part of is recorded as NADP-retinol dehydrogenase activity[24].
  • retinol's part of is recorded as all-trans retinol 3,4-desaturase activity[25].
  • retinol's part of is recorded as NAD-retinol dehydrogenase activity[26].
  • retinol's has use is recorded as medication[27].

Why It Matters

retinol ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (616 views/month).[2] retinol has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] retinol is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ChEBI. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). retinol. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/retinol
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_retinol_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{retinol}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/retinol}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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