FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

retinol binding

ID (Ontology)

GO:0019841 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Binding to retinol, vitamin A1, 2,6,6-trimethyl-1-(9'-hydroxy-3',7'-dimethylnona-1',3',5',7'-tetraenyl)cyclohex-1-ene, one of the three components that makes up vitamin A. Retinol is an intermediate in the vision cycle and it also plays a role in growth and differentiation.

Also Known As

"vitamin A1 alcohol binding" ; "vitamin A1 binding"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION

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Full annotation statements	Genes
retinol binding (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
enables \| retinol binding

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

isoprenoid binding
 |__retinoid binding____
small molecule binding  |
 |__vitamin binding_____|
 |__alcohol binding_____|
                        retinol binding  1 rec.
                         |__all-trans-retinol binding

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Relationships
Is a	retinoid binding vitamin binding alcohol binding
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"vitamin A1 alcohol binding" EXACT "vitamin A1 binding" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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