SMILES: C1C2CC3CC1CC(C2)(C3)C4=C(C=CC(=C4)C5=CC6=C(C=C5)C=C(C=C6)C(=O)O)O
Description: The molecule is a naphthoic acid that is 6-phenylnaphthylene-2-carboxyic acid in which the phenyl substituent has been substituted at positions 3 and 4 by adamant-1-yl and hydroxy groups, respectively. It acts as a selective agonist of retinoic acid receptor (RAR)gamma and induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in various cancer cells. It has a role as an apoptosis inducer and a retinoic acid receptor gamma agonist. It is a member of adamantanes, a monocarboxylic acid, a naphthoic acid and a member of phenols.