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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002762
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Preferred Name

Cholecalciferol

Definitions
Derivative of 7-dehydroxycholesterol formed by ULTRAVIOLET RAYS breaking of the C9-C10 bond. It differs from ERGOCALCIFEROL in having a single bond between C22 and C23 and lacking a methyl group at C24.
Synonyms
Calciol
(3 beta,5Z,7E)-9,10-Secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-trien-3-ol
9,10-Secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-trien-3-ol, (3beta,5Z,7E)-
Vitamin D 3
Cholecalciferols
Vitamin D3
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