vitamin A

Name Vitamin A Relative Name Retinol
CAS No. 68-26-8
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Characteristic: Light yellow to light red to brown powder.
Formulation: Soluble in water, ethanol, can be emulsified in water. , Insoluble in vegetable oils, mineral oils and fats.
Introduction
Vitamin A, chemical name as retinol, is the earliest vitamin being discovered. There are two types of Vitamin A: one is retinol which is the initial form of VA, it only exists in animals; another one is carotene. Retinol can be composited by β-carotene coming from plants. Inside the body, under the catalysis of β-carotene-15 and 15′-double oxogenase, β-carotene is transformed into ratinal which is returned to retinol by the performance of ratinal reductase. Thusβ-carotene is also called as vitamin precursor.
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