Molecule Details
InChIKeySHGAZHPCJJPHSC-YCNIQYBTSA-N
Compound NameRetinoic Acid
Canonical SMILESCC1=C(/C=C/C(C)=C/C=C/C(C)=C/C(=O)O)C(C)(C)CCC1
Clinical Status Data-mined Candidate
Targets (Human+Pathogen)13
Pfam Stratification Cross-Family
Avg pChEMBL6.97
SourceChEMBL;BindingDB
2D Structure
2D structure
Activity Profile
DrugBank Annotations
DrugBank ID DB00755
Drug NameTretinoin
CAS Number302-79-4
Groups approved investigational nutraceutical
ATC Codes L01XF01 D10AD51 D10AD01
DescriptionTretinoin, also known as all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA), is a naturally occurring derivative of [vitamin A] (retinol).[A257474] It is an oxidation product in the physiological pathway of vitamin A metabolism.[A257689] In human circulation, tretinoin is normally found at very low concentrations, appr...

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Cross-references: BindingDB: 31883 ChEBI: 15367 CHEMBL38 ChemSpider: 392618 Drugs Product Database (DPD): 5054 C00777 D00094 PDB: REA PharmGKB: PA164746900 PubChem:5538 PubChem:46504843 RxCUI: 10753 Therapeutic Targets Database: DNC000117 Wikipedia: Tretinoin ZINC: ZINC000012358651
Target Activities (13)
Target Gene Organism Category Pfam pChEMBL Type Source
P10826 RARB Homo sapiens Human PF00104 PF00105 7.9 Kd ChEMBL;BindingDB
P10276 RARA Homo sapiens Human PF00104 PF00105 7.8 Kd ChEMBL;BindingDB
P13631 RARG Homo sapiens Human PF00104 PF00105 7.8 Kd ChEMBL;BindingDB
P19793 RXRA Homo sapiens Human PF00104 PF11825 PF00105 7.4 Kd ChEMBL;BindingDB
P28702 RXRB Homo sapiens Human PF00104 PF00105 7.3 Ki ChEMBL;BindingDB
Q92753 RORB Homo sapiens Human PF00104 PF00105 6.9 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
P05067 APP Homo sapiens Human PF10515 PF12924 PF12925 PF02177 PF03494 PF00014 6.7 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
P35398 RORA Homo sapiens Human PF00104 PF00105 6.7 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
P51449 RORC Homo sapiens Human PF00104 PF00105 6.7 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
P41595 HTR2B Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.5 IC50 ChEMBL
P48443 RXRG Homo sapiens Human PF00104 PF11825 PF00105 6.5 Ki ChEMBL;BindingDB
P28482 MAPK1 Homo sapiens Human PF00069 6.2 IC50 ChEMBL
Q13526 PIN1 Homo sapiens Human PF00639 PF00397 6.1 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
DrugBank Target Actions (32)
Target Gene Target Name Action Type
P02768 ALB Albumin binder carriers
O43174 CYP26A1 Cytochrome P450 26A1 substrate enzymes
P04798 CYP1A1 Cytochrome P450 1A1 substrate enzymes
P05181 CYP2E1 Cytochrome P450 2E1 substrate enzymes
P08684 CYP3A4 Cytochrome P450 3A4 substrate enzymes
P10632 CYP2C8 Cytochrome P450 2C8 substrate enzymes
P11509 CYP2A6 Cytochrome P450 2A6 substrate enzymes
P11712 CYP2C9 Cytochrome P450 2C9 substrate enzymes
P16662 UGT2B7 UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 2B7 substrate enzymes
P20813 CYP2B6 Cytochrome P450 2B6 substrate enzymes
P20815 CYP3A5 Cytochrome P450 3A5 substrate enzymes
P24462 CYP3A7 Cytochrome P450 3A7 substrate enzymes
P33260 CYP2C18 Cytochrome P450 2C18 substrate enzymes
Q02928 CYP4A11 Cytochrome P450 4A11 substrate enzymes
P10276 RARA Retinoic acid receptor alpha agonist targets
P10826 RARB Retinoic acid receptor beta agonist targets
P13631 RARG Retinoic acid receptor gamma agonist targets
P19793 RXRA Retinoic acid receptor RXR-alpha agonist targets
P28702 RXRB Retinoic acid receptor RXR-beta agonist targets
P48443 RXRG Retinoic acid receptor RXR-gamma agonist targets
P49788 P49788 Retinoic acid receptor responder protein 1 agonist targets
P02753 RBP4 Retinol-binding protein 4 binder targets
P29762 P29762 Cellular retinoic acid-binding protein 1 binder targets
P31025 P31025 Lipocalin-1 binder targets
Q9NY56 Q9NY56 Odorant-binding protein 2a binder targets
Q14081 Q14081 Carcinoembryonic antigen downregulator targets
Q8NFJ5 Q8NFJ5 Retinoic acid-induced protein 3 regulator targets
O94788 ALDH1A2 Retinal dehydrogenase 2 substrate targets
P00352 ALDH1A1 Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 substrate targets
Q16654 PDK4 [Pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring)] kinase isozyme 4, mitochondrial upregulator targets
P29373 P29373 Cellular retinoic acid-binding protein 2 substrate transporters
P29762 P29762 Cellular retinoic acid-binding protein 1 substrate transporters