Description
Vitamin A usually occurs in food as retinyl esters, which are the pre-formed sources of vitamin A. Retinyl acetate exists as yellow crystals and is insoluble in water. It is soluble in ethanol and oils.ApplicationRetinyl acetate has been used: to study its effects on cochlear development in mice as a component of an internal standard to quantify antioxidants in yolk as an internal standard to determine serum retinol concentration