retinol binding (GO:0019841)

Interacting selectively and non-covalently with retinol, vitamin A1, 2,6,6-trimethyl-1-(9'-hydroxy-3',7'-dimethylnona 1',3',5',7'-tetraenyl)cyclohex-1-ene, one of the three components that makes up vitamin A. Retinol is an intermediate in the vision cycle and it also plays a role in growth and differentiation

General

alcohol binding (GO:0043178) vitamin binding (GO:0019842) retinoid binding (GO:0005501)

References

gene ontology: GO:0019841