Retinol

Japanese: retinol
Retinol


[Various vitamins]
Below, we will explain the physiological functions of major vitamins and their deficiency and excess.
[Vitamin A]
It is a fat-soluble vitamin discovered as an anti-night blindness factor, and exists naturally as retinol (vitamin A 1 ) and 3-dehydroretinol (vitamin A 2 ) and their derivatives. Vitamin A is unstable and undergoes changes such as isomerization, decomposition, and polymerization when exposed to air, light, heat, and acid.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "retinol" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


【各種のビタミン】
 以下,主要なビタミンの生理作用,欠乏・過剰症について解説する。
[ビタミンA]
 抗夜盲症因子として発見された脂溶性ビタミンであり,天然にはレチノールretinol(ビタミンA1)ならびに3‐デヒドロレチノール3‐dehydroretinol(ビタミンA2)とそれらの誘導体がある。ビタミンAは不安定で,空気,光,熱,酸によって,異性化,分解,重合などの変化をひき起こす。…

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