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Dehydroretinal (3,4-dehydroretinal) is a derivative metabolite of retinal[1] belonging to the group of vitamin A2 as a retinaldehyde form, besides the endogenously present 3,4-dehydroretinol and 3,4-dehydroretinoic acid.[2][3]
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IUPAC name
3,4-Didehydroretinal | |
Systematic IUPAC name
(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexa-1,3-dien-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenal | |
Other names
3,4-Dehydroretinal; 3,4-Didehydroretinaldehyde | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.006.781 |
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MeSH | Dehydroretinal |
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C20H26O | |
Molar mass | 282.427 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The livers of some freshwater fishes and some fish found in India contain a higher ratio of dehydroretinal to retinal than do other species.[4][5]