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Systematic name (3β,5Z,7E)-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-trien-3-ol
Common name vitamin D3
Chemical formula C27H44O
Molecular mass 384.64 g/mol
Density x.xxx g/cm3
Melting point 83-86 °C
Boiling point xx.x °C
CAS number *
SMILES xxxx
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Cholecalciferol is a form of Vitamin D, also called vitamin D3. It is structurally similar to steroids such as testosterone, cholesterol, and cortisol (though vitamin D3 itself is a secosteroid).

1g of pure vitamin D3 is 40 000 000 (40x106) IU, or in other words, one IU is 0.025 μg.

Cholécalciférol | Cholecalciferol | Colecalciferol | Kalciferol

 

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