title: Retinoid (vitamin A) metabolism.
abstract: An overview is given of our understanding of the uptake and metabolism of retinoids. The mechanisms underlying retinol uptake by organs and tissues are still unsettled. The retinol-binding proteins CRBP I and CRBP II appear to play an essential role in retinyl ester hydrolysis and formation and in retinoic acid formation.
authors.affiliation: TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute, Zeist, Netherlands.
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Hendriks
mesh_terms: D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D012176:Retinoids / Q000378:metabolism*; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000378:metabolism; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D012176:Retinoids; C027928:retinol binding protein receptor; D014801:Vitamin A; D014212:Tretinoin; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; C022523:retinyl esterase