axerophthene

Term ID

CHEBI:40918

Synonyms

• (all-E)-2-(3,7-dimethyl-1,3,5,7-nonatetraenyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexene
• (all-E)-3,7-dimethyl-1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-ylidene)-2,4,6-nonatriene
• 2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E)-3,7-dimethylnona-1,3,5,7-tetraen-1-yl]-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohex-1-ene
• 2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E)-3,7-dimethylnona-1,3,5,7-tetraen-1-yl]-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexene
• 2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E)-3,7-dimethylnona-1,3,5,7-tetraenyl]-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexene
• all-trans axerophthene
• Axerophten
• deoxyretinol

Definition

A diterpene that is cyclohexene substituted by a (1Z,3E,5E,7E)-3,7-dimethylnona-1,3,5,7-tetraen-1-yl group at position 2 and by methyl groups at positions 1,3 and 3. It is the parent hydrocarbon on which Vitamin A and other retinoids are based.

References

• CAS:6895-29-0
• Chemspider:4450033
• LIPID_MAPS_instance:LMPR0104020002
• PDBeChem:AZE
• PMID:10999486
• PMID:17447762
• PMID:18865588
• PMID:647683
• PMID:6933309
• PMID:7191293
• PMID:7744071
• PMID:7961949

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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