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Vitamin D2 solution

100 μg/mL in ethanol, 98% (CP)

Synonym(s):

Calciferol solution

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C28H44O
Molecular Weight:
396.65
EC Number:
200-578-6
MDL number:
MFCD00166988
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
eCl@ss:
34058017
PubChem Substance ID:
329765399
NACRES:
NA.24

Assay

98% (CP)

form

solution

concentration

100 μg/mL in ethanol

technique(s)

mass spectrometry (MS): suitable

color

colorless

application(s)

detection

storage temp.

−20°C
−20°C

SMILES string

CC(C)[C@@H](C)\C=C\[C@@H](C)[C@H]1CC[C@H]2\C(CCC[C@]12C)=C\C=C3\C[C@@H](O)CCC3=C

InChI

1S/C28H44O/c1-19(2)20(3)9-10-22(5)26-15-16-27-23(8-7-17-28(26,27)6)12-13-24-18-25(29)14-11-21(24)4/h9-10,12-13,19-20,22,25-27,29H,4,7-8,11,14-18H2,1-3,5-6H3/b10-9+,23-12+,24-13-/t20-,22+,25-,26+,27-,28+/m0/s1

InChI key

MECHNRXZTMCUDQ-RKHKHRCZSA-N

Gene Information

human ... VDR(7421)

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General description

Vitamin D2 is also known as ergocalciferol. It is produced by plants and mushrooms using sunlight.

Application

Vitamin D2 solution (Calciferol solution) can be used as an internal standard for the quantification of vitamin D in biological samples by a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).

Packaging

1 mL in ampule

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Pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H225,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

55.4 °F

Flash Point(C)

13 °C

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Simultaneous determination of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) and ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) in foods by selected reaction monitoring
Dimartino G
Journal of AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists) International, 92(2), 511-517 (2009)
Sterol and vitamin D2 concentrations in cultivated and wild grown mushrooms: Effects of UV irradiation
Teichmann A, et al.
LWT--Food Science and Technology, 40(5), 815-822 (2007)
Sejal Shah et al.
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 57(1), 19-23 (2015-04-16)
Vitamin D deficiency and cardiometabolic risk factors are common in obese adolescents. Observational studies demonstrate an inverse relationship among serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) and obesity, insulin resistance, and inflammatory cytokines. This pilot study explores if vitamin D supplementation could reduce
Tom D Thacher et al.
Archives of disease in childhood, 99(9), 807-811 (2014-04-22)
To determine whether children with calcium-deficiency rickets have a better response to treatment with vitamin D and calcium than with calcium alone. Randomised controlled trial. Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria. Nigerian children with active rickets treated with calcium carbonate
Sara Neal et al.
The Physician and sportsmedicine, 43(2), 161-168 (2015-03-24)
The large amount of scientific literature regarding vitamin D can be overwhelming and confusing. Some organizations have made specific guidelines and recommendations regarding optimal blood levels of vitamin D. In the sports medicine literature, new information about the effects of
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