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Vitamin D

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Definition: A vitamin that includes both CHOLECALCIFEROLS and ERGOCALCIFEROLS, which have the common effect of preventing or curing RICKETS in animals. It can also be viewed as a hormone since it can be formed in SKIN by action of ULTRAVIOLET RAYS upon the precursors, 7-dehydrocholesterol and ERGOSTEROL, and acts on VITAMIN D RECEPTORS to regulate CALCIUM in opposition to PARATHYROID HORMONE.  /defic   
Pharmacological Action Bone Density Conservation Agents; Vitamins
See Also Receptors, Calcitriol
Examples Cholecalciferol; Ergocalciferols 		Drugs* : VITAMIN D
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
eldecalcitol  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. Mini Rev Med Chem 2009 Oct;9(12):1416-22
ZK203278  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. Exp Dermatol. 2009 Jul;18(7):619-27
1-(1,3-dihydroxy-24-oxo-9,10-secochola-5,7,10(19)-trien-24-yl)piperidine  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2006 Mar 3;40(4):850-63
27-OH-BCI-210  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. Anticancer Res 2005 Nov-Dec;25(6B):4333-9
BCI-210  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. Anticancer Res 2005 Nov-Dec;25(6B):4333-9
22-ene-25-oxavitamin D  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. Eur J Clin Invest 2005 May;35(5):343-9
2-methyl-20-epi-1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2005 Apr;94(5):469-79
22-ethyl-1,25-dihydroxy-23,24-didehydro-24a,24b-dihomo-20-epivitamin D(3)  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives Stereoisomerism. J Med Chem 2002 Apr 25;45(9):1825-34
Ro 26-9228  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. Endocrinology 2002 May;143(5):1625-36
ZK 156718  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002 Jan 11;290(1):504-9
astrogorgiadiol  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. J Org Chem 2001 Feb 9;66(3):944-53
20-methyl-1,25-(OH)2D3  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. Biochem Pharmacol 2001 Apr 1;61(7):893-902
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D4  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. Steroids 2001 Feb;66(2):93-7
19-fluoro-1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2000 Oct;48(10):1484-93
dihydroxy-vitamin D3  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. FEBS Lett 1999 Apr 9;448(2-3):278-82
2-methyl-1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3  0   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1998 Jan 20;8(2):151-6
KS 176  0   *Vitamin D. J Bone Miner Res 1998 Apr;13(4):549-8
25-hydroxyvitamin D  64719-49-9   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. J Hepatol 1996 Nov;25(5):715-8
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D  66772-14-3   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. Med Pregl 1993;46 Suppl 1;40-2
fatty acid, fat-soluble vitamin and phospholipid emulsion  0   *Emulsions *Fatty Acids *Phospholipids *Vitamin A *Vitamin D.
Pharma Action Fat Emulsions, Intravenous 		Gematol Transfuziol 1985;30(12):44
vitamin D3 3 beta-D-glucopyranoside  24003-73-4   Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. Int J Vitam Nutr Res 1984;54(1):25
1-alpha, 25-difluorovitamin D3  78609-64-0 9,10-Secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-trien-3-ol, 1,25-difluoro-, (1alpha,3beta,5Z,7E)  Vitamin D/*analogs & derivatives. Arch Biochem Biophys 1981;209(2):579

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