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A retinal in which the double bond alpha- to the aldehyde group has cis configuration, whilst the remaining acyclic double bonds have trans configuration.
13-cis-retinal promotes the reaction [[RXRA protein binds to NR1I2 protein] which results in increased expression of CYP3A4 mRNA] 13-cis-retinal results in increased activity of CYP3A4 protein