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Article: Water-soluble vitamin A shows promise.
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- April 1, 1989
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Water-soluble vitamin A shows promise
In the first animal tests of water-soluble forms of vitamin A, scientists found the compounds remarkably effective in curing vitamin A deficiency in rats. The compounds are less toxic to body tissues than vitamin A's usual fat-soluble form, retinol, and one of the compounds even appears safe for pregnant rats, report Arun B. Barua, Desiree B. Gunning and James A. Olson of Iowa State University in Ames.
The researchers say their new compounds could potentially prove useful in controlling wrinkling and acne in humans while avoiding the complications of retinoic acid derivatives, used in the acne medications tretinoin ...