Vitamin D4

• UNSPSC Description:

  Vitamin D4 (22-Dihydroergocalciferol) is a Vitamin D derived from fungi. The precursor of Vitamin D4 is 22,23-dihydroergosterol[1].

• Target Antigen:

  VD/VDR

• Type:

  Reference compound

• Related Pathways:

  Vitamin D Related/Nuclear Receptor

• Applications:

  Metabolism-sugar/lipid metabolism

• Field of Research:

  Metabolic Disease

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/Vitamin-D4.html

• Purity:

  99.59

• Solubility:

  DMSO : 25 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

• Smiles:

  C=C1/C(C[C@@H](O)CC1)=C\C=C2[C@@]3([H])[C@@](CCC\2)(C)[C@@H]([C@H](C)CC[C@H](C)C(C)C)CC3

• Molecular Weight:

  398.66

• References & Citations:

  [1]Katherine M Phillips, et al. Vitamin D4 in mushrooms. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e40702.|[2]Zittermann A, et al. Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease: An Update. Anticancer Res. 2019 Sep;39(9):4627-4635. |[3]Silver J, et al. Regulation by vitamin D metabolites of parathyroid hormone gene transcription in vivo in the rat. J Clin Invest. 1986 Nov;78(5):1296-301.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Blue Ice

• Storage Conditions:

  -20°C (Powder, protect from light, stored under nitrogen)

• Clinical Information:

  No Development Reported

• CAS Number:

  511-28-4