9-cis-Retinoic Acid - Moligand™, ≥95% , Agonist of Retinoic acid receptor-α;Agonist of Retinoic acid receptor-β;Agonist of Retinoic acid receptor-γ;Agonist of Retinoid X receptor-α;Agonist of Retinoid X receptor-β;Agonist of Retinoid X receptor-γ, CAS No., Agonist of Retinoic acid receptor-α;Agonist of Retinoic acid receptor-β;Agonist of Retinoic acid receptor-γ;Agonist of Retinoid X receptor-α;Agonist of Retinoid X receptor-β;Agonist of Retinoid X receptor-γ

CAS: 5300-03-8 Cat. No.: C305934 Molecular Weight: 300.435 EC Number: 610-929-9

GRADE & PURITY Moligand™, ≥95%

Synonyms

Isotretinoin Retinoic acid | Toctino | (2E,4E,6Z,8E)-3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenoic acid | [3H]-9-cis-retinoic acid | [3H]9-cis-retinoic acid | 1UA8E65KDZ | LG100057 | LG-100057 | tretinoine (French) (EINECS) | (2E,

Storage

Argon charged,Store at -80°C

Shipped In

Dry ice packs + Cold packs

Overview

9-cis-Retinoic acid is a vitamin A analog that inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell differentiation. 9-cis-Retinoic acid is an inhibitor of Cox-2 and an activator of RAR α, RAR β, RAR γ and RXR.
A Cox-2 inhibitor that prevents cell proliferation and induces cell differentiation

Specifications

Synonyms

Isotretinoin Retinoic acid | Toctino | (2E, 4E, 6Z, 8E)-3, 7-Dimethyl-9-(2, 6, 6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)nona-2, 4, 6, 8-tetraenoic acid | [3H]-9-cis-retinoic acid | [3H]9-cis-retinoic acid | 1UA8E65KDZ | LG100057 | LG-100057 | tretinoine (French) (EINECS) | (2E,

Specifications & Purity

Moligand™, ≥95%

Storage

Argon charged, Store at -80°C

Shipped In

Dry ice packs + Cold packs

This product requires cold chain shipping. Ground and other economy services are not available.

Grade

Moligand™

Action Type

AGONIST

Mechanism of action

Agonist of Retinoic acid receptor-α;Agonist of Retinoic acid receptor-β;Agonist of Retinoic acid receptor-γ;Agonist of Retinoid X receptor-α;Agonist of Retinoid X receptor-β;Agonist of Retinoid X receptor-γ

Purity

≥95%

Names and Identifiers

• Canonical Smiles: CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CC(=O)O)C)C
• IUPAC Name: (2E,4E,6Z,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenoic acid
• InChIKey: SHGAZHPCJJPHSC-ZVCIMWCZSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C20H28O2/c1-15(8-6-9-16(2)14-19(21)22)11-12-18-17(3)10-7-13-20(18,4)5/h6,8-9,11-12,14H,7,10,13H2,1-5H3,(H,21,22)/b9-6+,12-11+,15-8-,16-14+
• Isomeric SMILES: CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C\C=C\C(=C\C(=O)O)\C)/C
• WGK Germany: 3
• Alternate CAS: 5300-03-8
• NSC Number: 659772
• MeSH Entry Terms: 9 cis Retinoic Acid;9-cis-retinoic acid;9cRA compound;alitretinoin;BAL4079;Panretin;Toctino
• Molecular Weight: 300.435
• Reaxy-Rn: 2508066
• Reaxys-RN_link_address: https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=2508066&ln=

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Lipids and lipid-like molecules
    • Class Prenol lipids
      • Subclass Retinoids

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Lipids and lipid-like molecules
• Class: Prenol lipids
• Subclass: Retinoids
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Retinoids
• Alternative Parents: Diterpenoids Medium-chain fatty acids Methyl-branched fatty acids Unsaturated fatty acids Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Carboxylic acids Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic homomonocyclic compounds
• Substituents: Retinoic acid - Diterpenoid - Retinoid skeleton - Medium-chain fatty acid - Branched fatty acid - Methyl-branched fatty acid - Fatty acyl - Unsaturated fatty acid - Fatty acid - Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives - Carboxylic acid - Carboxylic acid derivative - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Organic oxide - Organic oxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic homomonocyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as retinoids. These are oxygenated derivatives of 3,7-dimethyl-1-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-enyl)nona-1,3,5,7-tetraene and derivatives thereof.
• External Descriptors: Retinoids

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Associated Targets(Human)

RARG Tclin Retinoic acid receptor gamma (18 Activities)

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RXRG Tclin Retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma (12 Activities)

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RXRB Tclin Retinoic acid receptor RXR-beta (10 Activities)

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RXRA Tclin Retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha (26 Activities)

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RARB Tclin Retinoic acid receptor beta (21 Activities)

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RARA Tclin Retinoic acid receptor alpha (11 Activities)

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F2 Tclin Thrombin (11687 Activities)

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ESR1 Tclin Estrogen receptor alpha (17718 Activities)

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PGR Tclin Progesterone receptor (8562 Activities)

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CHRM2 Tclin Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M2 (10671 Activities)

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HTR1A Tclin Serotonin 1a (5-HT1a) receptor (14969 Activities)

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ADRA2A Tclin Alpha-2a adrenergic receptor (9450 Activities)

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AR Tclin Androgen Receptor (11781 Activities)

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RARA Tclin Retinoic acid receptor alpha (1324 Activities)

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CHRM1 Tclin Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (12690 Activities)

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VDR Tclin Vitamin D receptor (26531 Activities)

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GABRA1 Tclin GABA receptor alpha-1 subunit (399 Activities)

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MAOA Tclin Monoamine oxidase A (11911 Activities)

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DRD1 Tclin Dopamine D1 receptor (9720 Activities)

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ACHE Tclin Acetylcholinesterase (18204 Activities)

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PTGS1 Tclin Cyclooxygenase-1 (9233 Activities)

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SLC6A2 Tclin Norepinephrine transporter (10102 Activities)

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ADORA1 Tclin Adenosine A1 receptor (17603 Activities)

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SLC6A4 Tclin Serotonin transporter (12625 Activities)

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ADRA1A Tclin Alpha-1a adrenergic receptor (8359 Activities)

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OPRM1 Tclin Mu opioid receptor (19785 Activities)

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DRD3 Tclin Dopamine D3 receptor (14368 Activities)

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PPARG Tclin Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (15191 Activities)

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SLC6A3 Tclin Dopamine transporter (10535 Activities)

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PPARA Tclin Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (9197 Activities)

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PDE3A Tclin Phosphodiesterase 3A (3309 Activities)

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HTR2B Tclin Serotonin 2b (5-HT2b) receptor (10323 Activities)

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RARG Tclin Retinoic acid receptor gamma (1154 Activities)

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TBXA2R Tclin Thromboxane A2 receptor (5717 Activities)

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RXRG Tclin Retinoid X receptor gamma (646 Activities)

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RARB Tclin Retinoic acid receptor beta (1232 Activities)

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RXRA Tclin Retinoid X receptor alpha (3637 Activities)

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PDE4A Tclin Phosphodiesterase 4A (1943 Activities)

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RXRB Tclin Retinoid X receptor beta (726 Activities)

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ADORA3 Tchem Adenosine A3 receptor (15931 Activities)

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CRABP1 Tbio Cellular retinoic acid-binding protein I (14 Activities)

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CRABP2 Tchem Cellular retinoic acid-binding protein II (10 Activities)

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HRH3 Tclin Histamine H3 receptor (10389 Activities)

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KDR Tclin Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (20924 Activities)

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ALDH1A1 Tchem Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (77053 Activities)

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NR1H3 Tchem LXR-alpha (2891 Activities)

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NR1H2 Tchem LXR-beta (3841 Activities)

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Homo sapiens (32628 Activities)

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HL-60 (67320 Activities)

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SCC-38 (21 Activities)

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SiHa (2051 Activities)

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SK-OV-3 (52876 Activities)

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SW 954 (148 Activities)

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SW 962 (156 Activities)

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ZR-75-1 (953 Activities)

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T47D (39041 Activities)

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Associated Targets(non-human)

Cruzipain (33337 Activities)

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Ppard Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (358 Activities)

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Mus musculus (284745 Activities)

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Rattus norvegicus (775804 Activities)

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CC-1 (66 Activities)

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SCC-2 (20 Activities)

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lef Anthrax lethal factor (7585 Activities)

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BCHE Cholinesterase (8742 Activities)

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Mapt Microtubule-associated protein tau (6 Activities)

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Rorc Nuclear receptor ROR-gamma (89407 Activities)

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FTL Ferritin light chain (43324 Activities)

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Nr1h2 Oxysterols receptor LXR-beta (116 Activities)

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Mechanisms of Action

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Solubility: Soluble in chloroform (50 mg/ml), DMSO (~25 mg/ml), ethanol (25 mg/ml), and acetone (25 mg/ml). Insoluble in water.
• Sensitivity: Moisture & light sensitive.
• Melt Point(°C): 189-190 °C
• Molecular Weight: 300.400 g/mol
• XLogP3: 6.300
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 1
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 2
• Rotatable Bond Count: 5
• Exact Mass: 300.209 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 300.209 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 37.300 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 22
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 567.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 4
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 4
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

References

1. Mengying Wei, Yuanyuan Liu, Zifeng Pi, Kexin Yue, Shizhe Li, Mingxin Hu, Zhiqiang Liu, Fengrui Song, Zhongying Liu.  (2019)  Investigation of plasma metabolomics and neurotransmitter dysfunction in the process of Alzheimer's disease rat induced by amyloid beta 25-35.  RSC Advances,  9  (32): (18308-18319).  [PMID:35515227] [10.1039/C9RA00302A]

2. Yuanle Song, Zhi Zhou, Xinke Li, Xiujuan Shi, Hang Ma, Hong Chen, Chao Wu, Chen Zhang, Zeper Abliz.  (2025)  A fusion strategy of network pharmacology and targeted metabolomics revealed anti-esophageal squamous cell carcinoma effect of Isodon rubescens and its heterogeneity.  JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY,      [PMID:40850656] [10.1016/j.jep.2025.120459]