Vitamin_D4

22-Dihydroergocalciferol

22-Dihydroergocalciferol

Chemical compound


22-Dihydroergocalciferol is a form of vitamin D, also known as vitamin D4.[2] It has the systematic name (5Z,7E)-(3S)-9,10-seco-5,7,10(19)-ergostatrien-3-ol.[1]

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Vitamin D4 is found in certain mushrooms, being produced from ergosta-5,7-dienol (22,23-dihydroergosterol) instead of ergosterol.[3]

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References

  1. Phillips KM, Horst RL, Koszewski NJ, Simon RR (2012). "Vitamin d(4) in mushrooms". PLOS ONE. 7 (8): e40702. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...740702P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040702. PMC 3411670. PMID 22870201.



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