retinoic acid
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Vitamin K and retinoic acid influence gene activity through different receptors.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
Some were linked to retinoic acid, an active metabolite of vitamin A that is known to promote neuronal differentiation.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
It combined the retinoic acid structure with a methyl ester side chain and showed threefold higher neuronal differentiation activity than the control, along with significantly stronger activity than natural vitamin K compounds.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
When the team tested the compounds in mouse neural progenitor cells, the hybrid molecules preserved the biological activity of both vitamin K and retinoic acid.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
Of the twelve classic nuclear receptor signaling pathways, the retinoic acid pathway was the first discovered and the only one that had not yet been successfully targeted by drugs.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026
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