1.0 2016-05-22 03:36:43 UTC 2026-05-14 16:39:28 UTC Acitretin SmallMolecule Acitretin belongs to the retinoids, a subclass of prenol lipids within the organic compounds. This lipid-like molecule has the chemical formula C21H26O3 and an average molecular weight of 326.43 g/mol. The compound is recorded as being found in or released from five sources, including healthcare, pharmaceuticals & veterinary products (antipsoriatics), household cleaning & consumer products (other smoking requisites and non electric simulated smoking devices), electrical & electronic equipment (electric hearing aids), and building & construction (floors). The recorded route of exposure for this substance is oral. At the molecular level, acitretin interacts with eight recorded protein targets. It acts as an agonist or inhibitor of retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARA), retinoic acid receptor beta (RARB), retinoic acid receptor gamma (RARG), and retinoic acid receptor RXR-beta (RXRB), as well as four other proteins. Regarding its health effects, acitretin is used as a treatment for psoriasis (PMC11665659, PMC12678558, PMC9310593, PMC9372960) and has been noted to have a therapeutic effect on psoriasis (PMC12678558). Isoacitretin C21H26O3 326.4293 326.188194698 (2Z,4E,6E,8E)-9-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethylnona-2,4,6,8-tetraenoic acid acetretin 55079-83-9 COC1=C(C)C(C)=C(\C=C\C(\C)=C\C=C\C(\C)=C\C(O)=O)C(C)=C1 InChI=1S/C21H26O3/c1-14(8-7-9-15(2)12-21(22)23)10-11-19-16(3)13-20(24-6)18(5)17(19)4/h7-13H,1-6H3,(H,22,23)/b9-7+,11-10+,14-8+,15-12+ IHUNBGSDBOWDMA-AQFIFDHZSA-N Organic compounds Lipids and lipid-like molecules Prenol lipids Retinoids Retinoids Alkyl aryl ethers Anisoles Carbonyl compounds Carboxylic acids Hydrocarbon derivatives Medium-chain fatty acids Methoxybenzenes Methyl-branched fatty acids Monocarboxylic acids and derivatives Organic oxides Phenoxy compounds Sesquiterpenoids Styrenes Unsaturated fatty acids Alkyl aryl ether Anisole Aromatic homomonocyclic compound Benzenoid Branched fatty acid Carbonyl group Carboxylic acid Carboxylic acid derivative Cyclofarsesane sesquiterpenoid Ether Fatty acid Fatty acyl Hydrocarbon derivative Medium-chain fatty acid Methoxybenzene Methyl-branched fatty acid Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives Monocyclic benzene moiety Organic oxide Organic oxygen compound Organooxygen compound Phenol ether Phenoxy compound Retinoic acid Retinoid skeleton Sesquiterpenoid Styrene Unsaturated fatty acid Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds acitretin Detected and Not Quantified Acitretin Drug Metabolism Action Pathway SMP0142915 logp 5.59 logp 5.20 ALOGPS logs -5.83 ALOGPS solubility 4.78e-04 g/l ALOGPS logp 5.59 ChemAxon pka_strongest_acidic 5.01 ChemAxon pka_strongest_basic -4.8 ChemAxon iupac (2Z,4E,6E,8E)-9-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethylnona-2,4,6,8-tetraenoic acid ChemAxon average_mass 326.4293 ChemAxon mono_mass 326.188194698 ChemAxon smiles COC1=C(C)C(C)=C(\C=C\C(\C)=C\C=C\C(\C)=C\C(O)=O)C(C)=C1 ChemAxon formula C21H26O3 ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C21H26O3/c1-14(8-7-9-15(2)12-21(22)23)10-11-19-16(3)13-20(24-6)18(5)17(19)4/h7-13H,1-6H3,(H,22,23)/b9-7+,11-10+,14-8+,15-12+ ChemAxon inchikey IHUNBGSDBOWDMA-AQFIFDHZSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 46.53 ChemAxon refractivity 104.17 ChemAxon polarizability 38.39 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 6 ChemAxon acceptor_count 3 ChemAxon donor_count 1 ChemAxon physiological_charge -1 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon #<HealthEffect::ActiveRecord_Associations_CollectionProxy:0x00007f722789a0a8> DB00459 5284513 4447573 BE0000663 BE0000078 BE0000144 BE0000206 BE0000707 BE0000412 BE0000301 BE0003462