Compound

all-trans-retinyl octanoate

An all-trans-retinyl ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of octanoic acid with the hydroxy group of all-trans-retinol.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:140084), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:140084ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of all-trans-retinyl octanoate — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound
Formula: C28H44O2
Mass: 412.658 g/mol
Charge: 0
InChIKey: AWGMQQGZWRIUJI-UBMBPVGBSA-N
SMILES: CCCCCCCC(=O)OC/C=C(C)/C=C/C=C(C)/C=C/C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

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Mechanistic reach

1 entity

1 entities reached.

0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold

LRATProteinUNIPROT:O95237substrate ofInferred only15 paths15 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Statements

1 statement

1 statement · 1 reference database · Subject: all-trans-retinyl octanoate · Sources: Rhea

Order

all-trans-retinyl octanoate is a substrate of LRATProteinRhea RHEA:56240Inferred only

Reactions

1 reaction

1,2-dioctanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+all-trans-retinol--[retinol-binding protein]2-octanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+all-trans-retinyl octanoate+apo--[retinol-binding protein]
Catalysed by LRAT
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:56240CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

5 names

Resolves to: all-trans-retinyl octanoate

Also called: O(15)-octanoylretinolO15-octanoylretinolretinyl octanoatevitamin A octanoate
Systematic name: (2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraen-1-yl octanoate