Term Name: retinal
Synonyms: 3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenal, retinal
Definition: An enal that consists of 3,7-dimethyl-9-nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenal (double bond geometry unspecified) carrying a 2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl group at the 9-position.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:15035]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: enal retinals
has subtype: 9-cis-retinal 11-cis-retinal 13-cis-retinal all-trans-retinal
has_role: human metabolite