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Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A Palmitate)

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

Retinyl palmitate, Vitamin A palmitate, all−trans−Retinol palmitate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C36H60O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
524.86
Beilstein:
1917366
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material
pharmaceutical secondary standard

Quality Level

Agency

traceable to USP 1602502

API family

retinyl compounds

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC1=C(/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/COC(CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)=O)C(C)(C)CCC1

InChI

1S/C36H60O2/c1-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-25-35(37)38-30-28-32(3)23-20-22-31(2)26-27-34-33(4)24-21-29-36(34,5)6/h20,22-23,26-28H,7-19,21,24-25,29-30H2,1-6H3/b23-20+,27-26+,31-22+,32-28+

InChI key

VYGQUTWHTHXGQB-FFHKNEKCSA-N

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General description

Certified pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to in-house working standards.Retinyl palmitate belongs to a category of compounds called retinoids, which are chemically similar to vitamin A. It exhibits a beneficial effect on vision, skin and immune function, inhibits cell proliferation and prevents cancer. It is an important dietary as well as a therapeutic compound.

Application

Retinyl palmitate may be used as a pharmaceutical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in pharmaceutical formulations by chromatographic and spectrophotometric techniques.
These Secondary Standards are qualified as Certified Reference Materials. These are suitable for use in several analytical applications including but not limited to pharma release testing, pharma method development for qualitative and quantitative analyses, food and beverage quality control testing, and other calibration requirements.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Review: Vitamin A metabolism.

Analysis Note

These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP, EP (PhEur) and BP primary standards, where they are available.

Other Notes

This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.

Footnote

To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAC1694 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

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Health hazard

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

No data available

Flash Point(C)

No data available


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Development of a method for quantitation of retinol and retinyl palmitate in human serum using high-performance liquid chromatography -atmospheric pressure chemical ionization -mass spectrometry
van Breemen RB, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 794(1-2), 245-251 (1998)
Vitamin A Palmitate-β-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes: Characterization, protection and emulsification properties
Vilanova N and Solans C
Food Chemistry, 175(1-2), 529 -5535 (2015)
S Pedersen-Bjergaard et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 876(1-2), 201-211 (2000-05-24)
Microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography (MEEKC) was carried out in a pH 2.5 phosphate buffer to effectively suppress the electroosmotic flow (EOF). With 66.6% (w/w) 25 mM phosphate buffer pH 2.5, 20.0% (w/w) 2-propanol, 6.6% (w/w) 1-butanol, 6.0% (w/w) sodium lauryl sulphate
Christophe Antille et al.
The Journal of investigative dermatology, 121(5), 1163-1167 (2004-01-08)
Retinyl esters, a storage form of vitamin A, concentrate in the epidermis, and absorb ultraviolet radiation with a maximum at 325 nm. We wondered whether these absorbing properties of retinyl esters might have a biologically relevant filter activity. We first
Eliot L Berson et al.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 130(6), 707-711 (2012-02-15)
To evaluate whether a diet high in long chain ω-3 fatty acids can slow the rate of visual acuity loss among patients with retinitis pigmentosa receiving vitamin A palmitate. We calculated dietary intake from questionnaires completed annually by 357 adult

Protocols

Separation of Retinyl acetate, analytical standard; Vitamin E acetate, analytical standard; Phylloquinone (K1), analytical standard; Ergocalciferol (D2), analytical standard; Cholecalciferol (D3), analytical standard; (±)-α-Tocopherol, analytical standard; δ-Tocopherol, analytical standard; Retinol palmitate, analytical standard

Separation of Retinyl acetate, analytical standard; δ-Tocopherol, analytical standard; Ergocalciferol (D2), analytical standard; Cholecalciferol (D3), analytical standard; (±)-α-Tocopherol, analytical standard; Vitamin E acetate, analytical standard; Phylloquinone (K1), analytical standard; Retinol palmitate, analytical standard.

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