Calcifediol

  • Calcifediol ( INN)
  • (6R ) -6 - [( 1R, 3aR, 4E, 7aR ) -4 - [ (2Z ) - 2 - [( 5S )-5- hydroxy-2- methylidene- cyclohexylidene ] ethylidene] - 7 a -methyl- 2, 3,3 a ,5,6,7- hexahydro -1H- inden-1 -yl ]-2 -methyl- heptan-2 -ol
  • 25 - hydroxycholecalciferol
  • 25 -hydroxyvitamin D3

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White solid

Vitamin D- derivative

Fixed

Risk

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Calcidiol (also calcifediol or 25 -hydroxy- vitamin D) is a hormone precursor in vitamin D metabolism, which is formed in the liver by the vitamin D 25 - hydroxylase from cholecalciferol. In the kidney, further, the conversion to the steroid hormone calcitriol. Both calcidiol and calcitriol were identified by Michael F. Holick.

Medical importance

Calcidiol the levels is determined, for determining the vitamin D status of a patient.

Medicinally calcifediol is used in treatment of osteopathy and osteomalacia used (trade name Dedrogyl ).

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