Chemical & Material
Vitamin A is a group of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds that includes retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and several provitamin A carotenoids (most notably beta-carotene). Vitamin A has multiple functions: it is important for growth and development, for the maintenance of the immune system and good vision. Vitamin A is needed by the retina of the eye in the form of retinal, which combines with protein opsin to form rhodopsin, the light-absorbing molecule necessary…
- Types
- Feed Grade Vitamin A · Food Grade Vitamin A · Pharmaceutical Grade Vitamin A
- Applications
- Animal Feed Additives · Human Nutrition · Cosmetics
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