11-顺式视黄醇是维生素A的代谢产物。视黄醇和视黄醇衍生物（例如11-顺式视黄醇）在视网膜的代谢功能，上皮组织的生长和分化，骨骼的生长，生殖中起着至关重要的作用。 11-顺式视黄醇是由感光体间类视黄醇结合蛋白驱动的维生素A循环产生的。11-顺式视黄醇也从视网膜色素上皮（RPE）膜释放。11-顺式视黄醇也称为顺式11-视黄醇，11-顺式维生素A醇，（11cis，13cis）-视黄醇，11Z-视黄醇和（2Z，4Z，6E，8E）-3,7-二甲基-9-（2,6,6-三甲基环己烯-1-基）壬娜-2,4,6,8-四烯 11-cis-Retinol is a metabolite of Vitamin A. Retinol and derivatives of retinol such as 11-cis-Retinol play an essential role in metabolic functioning of the retina, the growth of and differentiation of epithelial tissue, the growth of bone, reproduction, and the immune response.11-cis-retinol is produced from vitamin A cycles driven by interphotoreceptor retinoid binding proteins. 11-cis-retinol is also released from retinal pigment epithelium(RPE) membranes. 11-cis-Retinol is also known as cis-11-Retinol, 11-cis-Vitamin A Alcohol, (11cis,13cis)-Retinol, 11Z-retinol, and (2Z,4Z,6E,8E)-3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraen-1-ol.