small molecule

Acitretin

Synonyms/Brands: Etretin, Acetretin, Acitretin, Soriatane, acitretin, soriatane, Acitretina, Acitretine, Neotigason, Acitretinum, (all-e)-9-(4-Methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethyl-2,4,6,8-nonatetraenoic acid, all-trans-3,7-Dimethyl-9-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-2,4,6,8-nonatetraenoic acid

An oral retinoid effective in the treatment of psoriasis. It is the major metabolite of etretinate with the advantage of a much shorter half-life when compared with etretinate.

Molecular Formula: C₂₁H₂₆O₃

Molecular Weight:: 326.4293

CAS:: 55079-83-9

ATC:: D05BB02

InChiKey:: IHUNBGSDBOWDMA-AQFIFDHZSA-N

InChi:: InChI=1S/C21H26O3/c1-14(8-7-9-15(2)12-21(22)23)10-11-19-16(3)13-20(24-6)18(5)17(19)4/h7-13H,1-6H3,(H,22,23)/b9-7+,11-10+,14-8+,15-12+

SMILES:: COC1=C(C)C(C)=C(\C=C\C(\C)=C\C=C\C(\C)=C\C(O)=O)C(C)=C1

IUPAC Name:: (2E,4E,6E,8E)-9-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethylnona-2,4,6,8-tetraenoic acid

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Interactors 7
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Acitretin