Dehydroretinal

Dehydroretinal
Names
	Other names 3,4–didehydroretinal acetate
Identifiers
CAS Number	472-87-7;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	4444397;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.781
MeSH	Dehydroretinal
PubChem CID	5280866;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30878517 ;
	InChI InChI=1/C20H26O/c1-16(8-6-9-17(2)13-15-21)11-12-19-18(3)10-7-14-20(19,4)5/h6-13,15H,14H2,1-5H3/b9-6+,12-11+,16-8+,17-13+ Key: QHNVWXUULMZJKD-OVSJKPMPBA;
	SMILES O=C\C=C(\C=C\C=C(\C=C\C1=C(\C=C/CC1(C)C)C)C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	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). Infobox references

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]

References

^ ^a ^b 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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[phn2012-1] Gibney, Michael J.; Margetts, Barrie M.; Kearney, John M.; et al., eds. (2012), Public Health Nutrition, John Wiley & Sons, p. 210, ISBN 1118574222.

[faoun1967-2] 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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