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Biosynthesis of 9-cis-retinoic acid in vivo. The roles of different retinol dehydrogenases and a structure-activity analysis of microsomal retinol dehydrogenases.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 1 Jun 2001
Tryggvason K, Romert A, Eriksson U
Abstract excerpt
Retinoic acid is generated by a two-step mechanism. First, retinol is converted into retinal by a retinol dehydrogenase, and, subsequently, retinoic acid is formed by a retinal dehydrogenase. In vitro, several enzymes are suggested to act in this metabolic pathway. However, little is known regarding their capacity to contribute to retinoic acid biosynthesis in vivo. We have developed a versatile cell reporter...
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