retinyln.
/ˈrɛtᵻnɪl/, /ˈrɛtᵻnʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈrɛtn̩ɪl/ Biochemistry.
The radical —C20H28, derived from retinol (vitamin A1) by the loss of the hydroxyl group. Usually attributive or as a formative element in names.
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retinyl1963
1963 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 78 753 In accordance with the definitive rules for the nomenclature of vitamins..vitamin A1 , vitamin A1 methyl ether and vitamin A1 acid will be referred to as retinol, retinyl methyl ether and retinoic acid respectively.
1970 R. W. McGilvery Biochemistry xxvi. 645 Polar bear livers..contain as much as 30 micromoles of retinyl esters per gram—a 20-year supply for a human in each pound.
1993 Life Extension Update Jan. 2 You can achieve this cell renewal without the harsh side effects of Retin-A by applying..retinyl palmitate.
2004 Jrnl. Cell Biol. 164 374/1 Two-photon microscopy revealed changes in the retinyl ester pool in normal and pathological states in vivo.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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