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MeSH Supplementary: kitol
Unique ID: C008235
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C008235
Entry Term(s): kitol A; kitol B
Registry Number: 111CFG4V2B
Related Numbers: 4626-00-0
CAS Type 1 Name: 3,6-dimethyl-5-(2-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,3-butadienyl)-6-(4-methyl-6-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-yl)-1,3,5-hexatrienyl)-3-cyclohexene-1,2-dimethanol
Heading Mapped to: *Carotenoids
Frequency: 8
Note: one of provitamins A; alpha particle bombardment with radon effects the conversion of kitol to vitamin A; occurs in variety of fish liver oils & in livers of oxen & sheep; RN given refers to (1alpha,2alpha,5alpha(1E,3E),6beta(1E,3E,5E))-isomer; kitol A & kitol B are geometrically isomeric components of kitol; structure of kitol in first source; structure of kitols A & B in second source
Source: Indian J Biochem Biophys 10(4):289;1973; J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 1980;26(3):319
Date of Entry: 1974/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/09/26

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