Vitamin D₃

Vitamin D₃ carbon nomenclature
Summary of P450-dependent vitamin D₃ metabolism

Trivial names: Vitamin D₃; Activated 7-dehydrocholesterol; Cholecalciferol; Calciol
Systematic name: (5Z,7E)-(3S)-9,10-Secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-trien-3-ol
Molecular formula: C₂₇H₄₄O
CAS Number: 67-97-0
Merck Index (11th Ed) Number: 9929

Substrate [1]

CP27_HUMAN
CP27_RABIT
CP27_RAT

Reference

1. Usui, E., Noshiro, M., Ohyama, Y. and Okuda, K. (1990) Unique property of liver mitochondrial P450 to catalyze the two physiologically important reactions involved in both cholesterol catabolism and vitamin D activation. FEBS Lett. 274, 175-177.

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