Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Retinol is one of the animal forms of vitamin A. It is a diterpenoid and an alcohol. It is convertible to other forms of vitamin A and the retinyl ester derivative of the alcohol serves as the storage form of the vitamin in animals.When converted to the retinal (retinaldehyde) form vitamin A is essential for vision and when converted to retinoic acid is essential for skin health teeth remineralization and bone growth.
