26771-20-0

26771-20-0 structure

Name: 13-cis-Vitamin A palmitate
Chemical Name: 13-cis-Vitamin A palmitate
CAS Number: 26771-20-0
Molecular Formula: C₃₆H₆₀O₂
Molecular Weight: 524.86
Catalog: Research Areas Others
Create Date: 2021-01-07 16:36:53
Modify Date: 2025-08-25 18:39:52
13-cis-Vitamin A palmitate (13-cis-Retinyl palmitate) is a 13-cis isomer formed by vitamin A palmitate in corn flakes. 13-cis-Vitamin A palmitate has a biological activity of 75% of all-trans-vitamin A palmitate, the most biologically ac-tive form of vitamin A[1].

Name	13-cis-Vitamin A palmitate

Description	13-cis-Vitamin A palmitate (13-cis-Retinyl palmitate) is a 13-cis isomer formed by vitamin A palmitate in corn flakes. 13-cis-Vitamin A palmitate has a biological activity of 75% of all-trans-vitamin A palmitate, the most biologically ac-tive form of vitamin A[1].
Related Catalog	Research Areas >> Others
Target	Human Endogenous Metabolite
In Vitro	Of the total vitamin A palmitate content, 5% is the 13-cis and less than 1% is the 9-cis with 94% being all-trans[1].
References	[1]. Y.‐S. Kim, et al. Degradation of Vitamin A Palmitate in Corn Flakes During Storage. Journal of Food Science. Volume65, Issue7. October 2000. [2]. GuangwenTang, et al. Formation of all-trans-retinoic acid and 13-cis-retinoic acid from all-trans-retinyl palmitate in humans. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. Volume 2, Issue 4, April 1991, Pages 210-213.

Molecular Formula	C₃₆H₆₀O₂
Molecular Weight	524.86