Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: 5,6-epoxy-5,6-dihydro-retinoic acid
Purity: ≥96%
Formula Markup: C20H28O3
Formula Weight: 316,4
Shelf life (days): 730
CAS Number: 13100-69-1
Notes: all-trans-5,6-epoxy Retinoic acid (5,6-epoxy RA) is an agonist of all isoforms of the retinoic acid receptor (RAR; EC50s = 77, 35, and 4 nM for RARα, RARβ, and RARγ, respectively).{34779} 5,6-epoxy RA (1 µM) also induces growth arrest of MCF-7 and NB4 cells in vitro.{34780, 34781} It is a natural metabolite of all-trans retinoic acid (Item No. 11017), which is a metabolite of vitamin A.{34778}