Term Name: | calcidiol |
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Synonyms: | (3beta,5Z,7E)-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-triene-3,25-diol, (3S,5Z,7E)-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-triene-3,25-diol, (3S,5Z,7E)-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10-triene-3,25-diol, (5Z,7E)-(3S)-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-triene-3,25-diol, 25(OH)D3, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, 3-{2-[1-(5-HYDROXY-1,5-DIMETHYL-HEXYL)-7A-METHYL-OCTAHYDRO-INDEN-4-YLIDENE]-ETHYLIDENE}-4-METHYLENE-CYCLOHEXANOL, calcidiol, calcifediol, Calcifediol anhydrous, calcifediolum, Rayaldee |
Definition: | A hydroxycalciol that is calciol in which the hydrogen at position 25 has been replaced by a hydroxy group. A prehormone resulting from the oxidation of calciol in the liver, it is further hydroxylated in the kidney to give calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D3. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:17933] ( EBI ) |