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]
Vitamin D4 is found in certain mushrooms, being produced from ergosta-5,7-dienol (22,23-dihydroergosterol) instead of ergosterol.[3]
See also
- Forms of vitamin D, the five known forms of vitamin D
- Hypervitaminosis D, vitamin D poisoning
- Lumisterol, a constituent of vitamin D1
References
- ^ a b Nomenclature of Vitamin D Archived 2017-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, IUPAC
- ^ Definition of dihydroergocalciferol
- ^ 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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