Win 18446 was shown to inhibit the biosynthesis of retinoic acid from retinol in neonatal and adult murine testis and in the embryonic murine gonad.
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ChEBI: A carboxamide that is 1,8-diaminooctane in which a hydrogen attached to each of the amino groups has been replaced by a dichloroacetyl group. Inhibitor of aldehyde dehydrogenase 1a2 (ALDH1a2). Inhibits the biosynthesis of retinoic acid from retinol in neon
tal and adult murine testis. It down-regulates sex related genes in zebrafish.
Safety Profile
Poison by intraperitoneal route.Human systemic effects by ingestion: nausea andvomiting. Human reproductive effects by ingestion:changes in spermatogenesis. An experimental teratogen.Other experimental reproductive effects. Human mutationdata reporte