Structured Summary
Abstract
A steroid occurring in FUNGI. Irradiation with ULTRAVIOLET RAYS results in formation of ERGOCALCIFEROL (vitamin D2).
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C28H44O
- Molecular Weight
- 396.6 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 57-87-4
- IUPAC Name
- (3S,9S,10R,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
- InChIKey
- DNVPQKQSNYMLRS-APGDWVJJSA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@H](/C=C/[C@H](C)C(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3C2=CC=C4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C)C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D004875
- Source
- PubChem CID 444679
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Pro-Vitamin D2
- Provitamin D 2
- D2, Pro-Vitamin
- Pro Vitamin D2
- Lumisterol
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Aspects Covered
27 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
74(72); was see under VITAMIN D 1967-73, was see under VITAMIN D 2 1963-66
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Previous Indexing
- Ergocalciferol (1966)
- Vitamin D (1967-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ergosterol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004875. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004875
- Ergosterol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergosterol
- Ergosterol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q143263
- Ergosterol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 444679. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/444679