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Chemical Characteristic

Product NameTretinoin
SynonymsAll-trans retinoic acid, ATRA, Aberela, Airol, Renova, Atralin, Retin-A, Avita, Retacnyl, Refissa, or Stieva-A, Vesanoid
CAS No.302-79-4
Molecular Weight 300.44
FormulaC20H28O2
Chemical Name(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenoic acid
SmilesC(=O)(/C=C(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C1=C(CCCC1(C)C)C)\C)\C)O
Chemical Structure

Biological activities

Tretinoin is a derivative of vitamin A. Tretinoin is often used as a form of acne treatment.Tretinoin is also used to treat and reduce the appearance of stretch marks by increasing collagen production in the dermis.Tretinoin is also used to treat acute promyelocyticleukemia.[1]Tretinoin prevents the major steroid-induced biomechanical changes in hairless mouse dermal connective tissue that contribute to atrophy.[2]

Protocols

In vivo: Tretinoinis dissolved in an ethanol:propylene glycol vehicle.[2]

References

[1] Huang ME, et al. Use of all-trans retinoic acid in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia.Blood. 1988, 72(2):567-572.
[2] Schwartz E, et al. In vivo prevention of corticosteroid-induced skin atrophy by tretinoin in the hairless mouse is accompanied by modulation of collagen, glycosaminoglycans, and fibronectin.J Invest Dermatol. 1994, 102(2): 241-246.

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