Cholecalciferol
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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 | [67-97-0] |
| 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.
| Vitamins |
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| All B vitamins | All D vitamins |
| Retinol (A) | Thiamine (B1) | Riboflavin (B2) | Niacin (B3) | Pantothenic acid (B5) | Pyridoxine (B6) | Biotin (B7) | Folic acid (B9) | Cyanocobalamin (B12) | Ascorbic acid (C) | Ergocalciferol (D2) | Cholecalciferol (D3) | Tocopherol (E) | Naphthoquinone (K) |
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