Synonyms: 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 | calcidiol | Calderol | Ryaldee® | U-32070E
calcifediol is an approved drug (FDA (2016))
Compound class:
Metabolite
Comment: 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 is the major circulating metabolite of 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Calcifediol is the WHO INN for the same compound.
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References |
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De-orphanization of cytochrome P450 2R1: a microsomal vitamin D 25-hydroxilase. J Biol Chem, 278 (39): 38084-93. [PMID:12867411] |
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Preferential expression of cytochrome CYP CYP2R1 but not CYP1B1 in human cord blood hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Acta Pharm Sin B, 4 (6): 464-9. [PMID:26579418] |