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Sigma-Aldrich

Vitamin D3 solution

100 μg/mL in ethanol, 97% (CP)

Synonym(s):

Cholecalciferol solution

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H44O
CAS Number:
67-97-0
Molecular Weight:
384.64
EC Number:
200-578-6
MDL number:
MFCD00078131
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
eCl@ss:
34058003
PubChem Substance ID:
329765397
NACRES:
NA.24

Assay

97% (CP)

form

solution

concentration

100 μg/mL in ethanol

technique(s)

mass spectrometry (MS): suitable

color

colorless

mp

-144.0 °C

application(s)

detection

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C27H44O/c1-19(2)8-6-9-21(4)25-15-16-26-22(10-7-17-27(25,26)5)12-13-23-18-24(28)14-11-20(23)3/h12-13,19,21,24-26,28H,3,6-11,14-18H2,1-2,4-5H3/b22-12+,23-13-/t21-,24+,25-,26+,27-/m1/s1

InChI key

QYSXJUFSXHHAJI-YRZJJWOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... VDR(7421)

General description

Vitamin D3 is also known as cholecalciferol which promotes the absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the body that regulates bone growth. It is commonly found in humans and animals produced on our skin when exposed to sunlight. It facilitates bone growth and mineralization indirectly by enhancing plasma calcium and phosphorus levels. It is synthesized from 7-dehydrocholesterol, a derivative of cholesterol.

Application

Vitamin D3 is used as an internal analytical standard for the quantitation of vitamin D3 concentration in dietary supplements, fortified foods or within a complex biological matrix using a variety of testing applications.
The active metabolite of vitamin D3 is calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3) encapsulated into polymeric nanoparticles, which finds the application in vitamin D3-based chemotherapy formulation study and in vitro evaluation.

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)

57.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

14.0 °C - closed cup

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Photometabolism of 7-dehydrocholesterol to previtamin D3 in skin
Holick, MF, et al.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 76(1), 107-114 (1977)
Nano-encapsulation of vitamin D 3 active metabolites for application in chemotherapy: formulation study and in vitro evaluation
Almouazen E, et al.
Pharmaceutical Research, 30(4), 1137-1146 (2013)
Yuan-Hua Chen et al.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 145(1), 90-97 (2015-02-13)
Several reports demonstrated that maternal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure at middle gestational stage caused neural tube defects (NTDs). This study investigated the effects of supplementation with vitamin D3 (VitD3) during pregnancy on LPS-induced NTDs. Pregnant mice except controls were ip injected
Stefan Pilz et al.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 65(6), 1195-1201 (2015-03-25)
Vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for arterial hypertension, but randomized controlled trials showed mixed effects of vitamin D supplementation on blood pressure (BP). We aimed to evaluate whether vitamin D supplementation affects 24-hour systolic ambulatory BP monitoring values
Anders Burild et al.
Steroids, 98, 72-79 (2015-03-01)
Information regarding the endogenous storages of vitamin D3 after cutaneous vitamin D synthesis compared to oral vitamin D3 supplementation is sparse. Furthermore it is not known whether vitamin D3 can be stored for later use during periods of shortages of
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