vitamin A acid
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vitamin A acid — Retinoic acid Ret in*o ic ac id, n. (Chem.) A retinoid compound ({C20H28O2}), closely related to vitamin A. It is also called {tretinoin} and {vitamin A acid}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vitamin A acid — n. retinoic acid, acid derived from vitamin A and used for treating acne, tretinoin … English contemporary dictionary
vitamin A acid — A form of vitamin A that is made by the body, and can also be made in the laboratory. It is used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia, usually together with other drugs, and to treat acne. It is being studied in the treatment and prevention of… … English dictionary of cancer terms
vitamin A acid — noun retinoic acid … Wiktionary
Vitamin B12 — Systematic (IUPAC) name α (5,6 dimethylbenzimidazolyl)coba … Wikipedia
vitamin — vitaminic, adj. /vuy teuh min/; Brit. also /vit euh min/, n. any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism, found in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs or sometimes produced synthetically: deficiencies… … Universalium
Vitamin A — Systematic (IUPAC) name (2E,4E,6E,8E) 3,7 Dimethyl … Wikipedia
Vitamin K — has also been used as a slang term for ketamine, an unrelated anaesthetic. Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone). Both forms of the vitamin contain a functional naphthoquinone ring and an aliphatic side chain. Phylloquinone has a phytyl side chain … Wikipedia
Vitamin B12 deficiency — Classification and external resources Cyanocobalamin ICD 10 E … Wikipedia
Vitamin B6 — is a water soluble vitamin. Pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) is the active form and is a cofactor in many reactions of amino acid metabolism, including transamination, deamination, and decarboxylation. PLP also is necessary for the enzymatic reaction… … Wikipedia
