Retinoic acid (redirected from Cis-retinoic acid)

retinoic acid /ret·i·no·ic ac·id/ (ret?i-no´ik) an oxidized derivative of retinol, believed to be the form of vitamin A that plays a role in the development and growth of bone and in the maintenance of normal epithelial structures. In pharmacology, it often denotes the all-trans isomer (tretinoin); the 13-cis isomer is usually called isotretinoin.

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ret·i·no·ic acid (rtn-k)

n.

An acid formed in the oxidation of retinaldehyde and used as a topical treatment for acne. Also called vitamin A acid.

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Retinoic acid

Vitamin A1 acid which is used topically to treat acne.

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retinoic acid

form of vitamin A, derived from retinal. See tretinoin.

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(all-trans-)retinoic acid Tretinoin The natural form of vitamin A, which transports monosaccharides in glycoprotein synthesis, as occurs in the turnover of mucosal epithelia of the oral cavity, respiratory and urinary tracts. See Retinal, Retinoic acid embryopathy, Tretinoin, Vitamin A.