Retinyl Esters MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Retinyl Esters
Tree Number(s): D02.241.400.500; D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.754; D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700.775; D02.455.849.131.495.754; D23.767.261.700.735
Unique ID: D000084562
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000084562
Scope Note: A carboxylic ester of retinol formed by condensation of the hydroxy group of retinol with a carboxy group.
Entry Term(s): All-Trans-Retinyl Ester; All-Trans-Retinyl Esters; Retinyl Ester
Registry Numbers: 0
Previous Indexing: Vitamin A (1964-2020)
Public MeSH Note: 2021
History Note: 2021
Date Established: 2021/01/01
Date of Entry: 2020/07/07
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Carboxylic Acids [D02.241]
  - Esters [D02.241.400]
    - Retinyl Esters [D02.241.400.500]

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
  - Hydrocarbons, Acyclic [D02.455.326]
    - Alkenes [D02.455.326.271]
      - Polyenes [D02.455.326.271.665]
        
        Carotenoids [D02.455.326.271.665.202]
        
        Retinoids [D02.455.326.271.665.202.495]
        
        Acitretin [D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.050]
        
        Etretinate [D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.250]
        
        Fenretinide [D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.270]
        
        Isotretinoin [D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.325]
        
        Retinaldehyde [D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.690]
        
        Retinyl Esters [D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.754]
        
        Vitamin A [D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.818]

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
  - Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
    - Hydrocarbons, Alicyclic [D02.455.426.392]
      - Cycloparaffins [D02.455.426.392.368]
        
        Cyclohexanes [D02.455.426.392.368.367]
        
        Cyclohexenes [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379]
        
        Carotenoids [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249]
        
        Retinoids [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700]
        
        Fenretinide [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700.270]
        
        Isotretinoin [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700.325]
        
        Retinaldehyde [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700.690]
        
        Retinyl Esters [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700.775]
        
        Vitamin A [D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.700.860]

Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
  - Terpenes [D02.455.849]
    - Carotenoids [D02.455.849.131]
      - Retinoids [D02.455.849.131.495]
        
        Acitretin [D02.455.849.131.495.050]
        
        Etretinate [D02.455.849.131.495.250]
        
        Fenretinide [D02.455.849.131.495.270]
        
        Isotretinoin [D02.455.849.131.495.325]
        
        Retinaldehyde [D02.455.849.131.495.690]
        
        Retinyl Esters [D02.455.849.131.495.754]
        
        Vitamin A [D02.455.849.131.495.818]

Biological Factors [D23]
- Pigments, Biological [D23.767]
  - Carotenoids [D23.767.261]
    - Retinoids [D23.767.261.700]

Retinyl Esters Preferred

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