173449-96-2

173449-96-2 structure

Name: a2e
Chemical Name: a2e
CAS Number: 173449-96-2
Molecular Formula: C₄₂H₅₈NO+
Molecular Weight: 592.91600
Catalog: Signaling Pathways Apoptosis Apoptosis
Create Date: 2018-06-19 14:17:11
Modify Date: 2025-08-21 15:04:07
Pyridinium bisretinoid A2E (A2E)is an initiator of blue-light-induced apoptosis. Photoactivation of Pyridinium bisretinoid A2E mediates autophagy and the production of reactive oxygen species[1][2].

Name	a2e
Synonyms	N-retinylidene-N-retinyl-ethanolamine 2-[2,6-dimethyl-8-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1E,3E,5E,7E-octatetraenyl]-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-[4-methyl-6-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1E,3E,5E-hexatrienyl]pyridinium N-retinyl-N-retinylidene ethanolamine 2-[2,6-dimethyl-8-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1E,3E,5E,7E-octatetraenyl]-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-[4-methyl-6-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1E,3E,5E-hexatrienyl]-pyridinium (2-[2,6-dimethyl-8-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1E,3E,5E,7E-octatetraenyl]-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-[4-methyl-6-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1E,3E,5E-hexatrienyl]-pyridinium) N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine 2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E)-2,6-Dimethyl-8-(2,6,6-trimethyl-cyclohex-1-enyl)-octa-1,3,5,7-tetraenyl]-1-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-4-[(1E,3E,5E)-4-methyl-6-(2,6,6-trimethyl-cyclohex-1-enyl)-hexa-1,3,5-trienyl]-pyridinium

Description	Pyridinium bisretinoid A2E (A2E)is an initiator of blue-light-induced apoptosis. Photoactivation of Pyridinium bisretinoid A2E mediates autophagy and the production of reactive oxygen species[1][2].
Related Catalog	Signaling Pathways >> Apoptosis >> Apoptosis Research Areas >> Cancer Signaling Pathways >> Autophagy >> Autophagy
References	[1]. Jeong SY, et al. Photoactivation of N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine compromises autophagy in retinal pigmented epithelial cells. Food Chem Toxicol. 2019 Sep;131:110555. [2]. S. Ben-Shabat, et al; Elucidating the Role of Pyridinium bis-Retinoid(A2E) in Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) Cell Damages. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2007;48(13):2201.