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An important regulator of GENE EXPRESSION during growth and development, and in NEOPLASMS. Tretinoin, also known as retinoic acid and derived from maternal VITAMIN A, is essential for normal GROWTH; and EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT. An excess of tretinoin can be teratogenic. It is used in the treatment of PSORIASIS; ACNE VULGARIS; and several other SKIN DISEASES. It has also been approved for use in promyelocytic leukemia (LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE).

Also Known As:

Retinoic Acid; all-trans-Retinoic Acid; Retin-A; Vitamin A Acid; Vesanoid; Tretinoin Potassium Salt; Tretinoin Sodium Salt; Tretinoin Zinc Salt; beta-all-trans-Retinoic Acid; trans-Retinoic Acid; Acid, Retinoic; Acid, Vitamin A; Acid, all-trans-Retinoic; Acid, beta-all-trans-Retinoic; Acid, trans-Retinoic; Potassium Salt, Tretinoin; Retin A; Salt, Tretinoin Potassium; Salt, Tretinoin Sodium; Salt, Tretinoin Zinc; Sodium Salt, Tretinoin; Zinc Salt, Tretinoin; all trans Retinoic Acid; beta all trans Retinoic Acid; trans Retinoic Acid

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Antineoplastic Agents
Keratolytic Agents

Organic Chemicals: 133
- Hydrocarbons: 1713
  - Terpenes: 1461
    - Carotenoids: 4095
      - Retinoids: 5957
        Vitamin A: 9071
        Tretinoin: 11074
    - Diterpenes: 1470
      - Vitamin A: 9071
        Tretinoin: 11074
  - Cyclic Hydrocarbons: 97
    - Alicyclic Hydrocarbons: 1
      - Cycloparaffins: 6
        Cyclohexanes: 3
        Cyclohexenes: 4
        Carotenoids: 4095
        Retinoids: 5957
        Vitamin A: 9071
        Tretinoin: 11074
  - Acyclic Hydrocarbons
    - Alkenes: 265
      - Polyenes: 164
        Carotenoids: 4095
        Retinoids: 5957
        Vitamin A: 9071
        Tretinoin: 11074
Biological Factors: 2472
- Biological Pigments: 1
  - Carotenoids: 4095
    - Retinoids: 5957
      - Tretinoin: 11074

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