name: tretinoin
cas no.: 302-79-4
synonyms: (2e,4e,6e,8e)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexenyl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenoate;all-trans-beta-retinoic acid;vitamin a acid;tretinoine (french) (einecs);retin a;trans-retinoic acid;all-trans-vitamin a1 acid;acide retinoique (french) (dsl);2,4, 6,8-nonatetranoic acid, 3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6, 6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-, (2e, 4e, 6e, 8e)-;all-trans-retinoate;agn 100335;vitamin a acid sodium salt;vitamin a1 acid, all-trans-;atra;retin-a;vesnaroid;tretin m;all-(e)-retinoic acid;retinoic acid, sodium salt;beta-retinoic acid;cordes vas;aberel;tretinoin, all-trans-;retionic acid;dermairol;eudyna;aknefug;retinoate;all-trans-retinoic acid;retacnyl;tretinoin (all-trans retinoic acid );tretinoin usp26;
einecs: 206-129-0
density: 1.011 g/cm3
melting point: 179-184 °c
boiling point: 462.8 °c at 760 mmhg
flash point: 350.6 °c
solubility: insoluble in water
appearance: yellow-orange powder
risk codes: 22-63-38-20/21/22
safety: 53-26-36/37/39-45-36/37
it is used by some as a hair loss treatment and also a component of many commercial products that are advertised as being able to slow skin aging or remove wrinkles.
topical tretinoin is also used to treat and reduce the appearance of stretch marks by increasing collagen production in the dermis.
leukemia in addition, tretinoin is also used to treat at least one form of cancer (acute promyelocytic leukemia (apml), also called acute myeloid leukemia subtype m3), usually together with other drugs, by causing the immature blood cells to differentiate (i.e. mature) and die.