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Ergocalciferol (D2)

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Ergocalciferol, Calciferol, Ercalciol, Ergosterol irradiated, Irradiated ergosterol, Vitamin D2

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C28H44O
CAS Number:
50-14-6
Molecular Weight:
396.65
Beilstein:
1916682
EC Number:
200-014-9
MDL number:
MFCD00166988
UNSPSC Code:
12164500
PubChem Substance ID:
24871402

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

feature

standard type fat soluble vitamin

packaging

ampule of 100 mg

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

color

white to yellowish

mp

114-118 °C (lit.)

application(s)

agriculture
cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care
pharmaceutical (small molecule)
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

format

neat

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC(C)[C@@H](C)/C=C/[C@@H](C)[C@@]1([H])CC[C@@]([C@]1(C)CCC/2)([H])C2=C\C=C(C[C@@H](O)CC3)/C3=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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Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301 + H311,H330,H372

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - STOT RE 1 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
LRAB7469
LC26541V
LC25901V
LC25001V
LC23265V

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Jean-Yves Reginster
Current medical research and opinion, 21(4), 579-586 (2005-05-19)
Inadequate serum vitamin D is associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism, increased bone turnover, and bone loss, which increased fracture risk. Osteomalacia has also been observed in severe cases. Indeed, vitamin D and calcium are essential components of management strategies for the
Reinhold Vieth
Annals of medicine, 37(4), 278-285 (2005-07-16)
The need for vitamin D to prevent rickets was the drive for selection of lighter skin color in temperate climates. Anthropologists also know that as human populations developed more sedentary lifestyles, this coincided with a decline in bone quantity, quality
G Jones et al.
Physiological reviews, 78(4), 1193-1231 (1998-10-28)
The important reactions that occur to the vitamin D molecule and the important reactions involved in the expression of the final active form of vitamin D are reviewed in a critical manner. After an overview of the metabolism of vitamin
B L Salle et al.
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 71(5 Suppl), 1317S-1324S (2000-05-09)
During pregnancy, maternal serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, the circulating form of vitamin D, correlate with dietary vitamin D intake. Maternal serum concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, the hormonal circulating and active form of vitamin D, are elevated during pregnancy; 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin
H A Bischoff et al.
The Histochemical journal, 33(1), 19-24 (2001-05-16)
Growing evidence suggests that intracellular vitamin D receptors are present in skeletal muscle tissue mediating vitamin D hormone response. The aim of the work reported here was to investigate the in situ expression of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor in human skeletal
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