Dehydroretinal
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| Other names
3,4–didehydroretinal acetate[1] | |
| Identifiers | |
| 472-87-7 | |
| ChemSpider | 4444397 |
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| MeSH | Dehydroretinal |
| PubChem | 5280866 |
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| Properties | |
| C20H26O | |
| Molar mass | 282.42 g/mol |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Dehydroretinal is a derivative (metabolite) of retinal.[1] Known as vitamin A2, it is found in fish liver oils. The liver of freshwater fishes, and some fish found in India, contain a higher ratio of dehydroretinal to retinal than do other breeds.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Gibney, Michael J.; Margetts, Barrie M.; Kearney, John M.; et al., eds. (2012), Public Health Nutrition, John Wiley & Sons, p. 210, ISBN 1118574222.
- ↑ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (1967), Requirements of Vitamin A, Thiamine, Riboflavin & Niacin: Report of a Joint Fao-Who Expert Group, United Nations, p. 26, ISBN 9251004536.
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