Retinol Acetate, Water Soluble, MP Biomedicals™

Description

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.

Specifications

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

Safety and Handling

Recommended Storage

Store at 0°C.