loading...| Preferred Name | calciol | |
| Synonyms |
cholecalciferol |
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| Definitions |
A hydroxy seco-steroid that is (5Z,7E)-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-triene in which the pro-S hydrogen at position 3 has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It is the inactive form of vitamin D3, being hydroxylated in the liver to calcidiol (25-hydroxyvitamin D3), which is then further hydroxylated in the kidney to give calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3), the active hormone. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_28940 |
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| alternative term |
cholecalciferol |
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| database_cross_reference | ||
| has_alternative_id |
CHEBI:46283 CHEBI:10008 CHEBI:23170 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
cholecalciferol |
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| id |
CHEBI:28940 |
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| imported from | ||
| label |
calciol calciol |
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| notation |
CHEBI:28940 |
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| prefLabel |
calciol |
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| textual definition |
A hydroxy seco-steroid that is (5Z,7E)-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-triene in which the pro-S hydrogen at position 3 has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It is the inactive form of vitamin D3, being hydroxylated in the liver to calcidiol (25-hydroxyvitamin D3), which is then further hydroxylated in the kidney to give calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3), the active hormone. |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35681 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_36818 |