Retinoid (vitamin A) metabolism.
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.
Hendriks
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TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute, Zeist, Netherlands.
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
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