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Ergocalciferol
- CAS number
- 50-14-6
- Molecular formula
- C28H44O
- Molecular weight
- 396.6 g/mol
About this molecule
Ergocalciferol is a form of Vitamin D, also called vitamin D2. It is created from viosterol, which in turn is created when ultraviolet light activates ergosterol. Ergocalciferol is used in the treatment of hypcalcemia and in dialysis-dependent renal failure. Ergoalcifediol is a fat soluble steroid hormone precursor of vitamin D that contributes to the maintenance of normal levels of calcium and phosphorus in the bloodstream. Vitamin D2 is the form of vitamin D most commonly added to foods and nutritional supplements. Vitamin D2 must be transformed (hydroxylated) into one of two active forms via the liver or kidney. Once transformed, it binds to the vitamin D receptor that then leads to a variety of regulatory roles.
Source: Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB), via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- (1S,3Z)-3-[(2E)-2-[(1R,3aS,7aR)-1-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-7a-methyl-2,3,3a,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-inden-4-ylidene]ethylidene]-4-methylidenecyclohexan-1-ol
- InChIKey
- MECHNRXZTMCUDQ-RKHKHRCZSA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@H](/C=C/[C@H](C)C(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]\2[C@@]1(CCC/C2=C\C=C/3\C[C@H](CCC3=C)O)C
- PubChem CID
- 5280793
Also known as
ergocalciferol · VITAMIN D2 · Calciferol · Viosterol · Deltalin · Ergorone · Oleovitamin D2 · Drisdol
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