A vitamin produced in fungi
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Vitamin D4

Item No. 22471

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Technical Information
Formal Name
(1S,3Z)-4-methylene-3-[(2E)-2-[(1R,3aS,7aR)-octahydro-7a-methyl-1-[(1R,4S)-1,4,5-trimethylhexyl]-4H-inden-4-ylidene]ethylidene]-cyclohexanol
CAS Number
511-28-4
Synonyms
  • 22,23-Dihydroergocalciferol
Molecular Formula
C28H46O
Formula Weight
398.7
Purity
≥98%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A crystalline solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
DMF: 25 mg/mlDMSO: 3 mg/mlEthanol: 30 mg/ml
λmax
212, 265 nm
SMILES
C[C@@]12[C@](CC[C@]2([H])[C@H](C)CC[C@H](C)C(C)C)([H])/C(CCC1)=C/C=C3C[C@@H](O)CCC/3=C
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C28H46O/c1-19(2)20(3)9-10-22(5)26-15-16-27-23(8-7-17-28(26,27)6)12-13-24-18-25(29)14-11-21(24)4/h12-13,19-20,22,25-27,29H,4,7-11,14-18H2,1-3,5-6H3/b23-12+,24-13-/t20-,22+,25-,26+,27-,28+/m0/s1
InChi Key
DIPPFEXMRDPFBK-JPWDPSJFSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Vitamin D4 is a vitamin produced in fungi from the UV irradiation of 22,23-dihydroergosterol (Provitamin D4).1 It is produced by several mushroom species including A. bisporus, F. velutipes, G. frondose, and C. cibarius and in S. cerevisiae. Vitamin D4 is 60% as active as vitamin D3 (Item No. 11792) at healing rickets in rats.

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    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Keegan, R.-J., Lu, Z., Bogusz, J.M., et al. Photobiology of vitamin D in mushrooms and its bioavailability in humans. Dermatoendocrinol. 5(1), 165-176 (2013).