Description |
InvivoChem Cat #:V5286CAS #:50-14-6Purity >=98%Description: Vitamin D2 (Ergocalciferol; Calciferol; Ercalciol) is one form of vitamin D with a double bond on the side chain, which differentiates it from Vitamin D3 (without a double bond on the side chain). Vitamin D2 is naturally occuring product found in food and used as a dietary supplement. As a supplement it is used to prevent and treat vitamin D deficiency. This includes vitamin D deficiency due to poor absorption by the intestines or liver disease. It may also be used for low blood calcium due to hypoparathyroidism. It is used by mouth or injection into a muscle. References: Consult Pharm. 2017 Jun 1; 32(6):337-339. Related CAS: 199798-84-0 (Elocalcitol); 104121-92-8 (Eldecalcitol); 21343-40-8 (Ercalcidiol, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D2 or 25-OH vitamin D2, a vitamin D2 metabolite); 60133-18-8 (Ercalcitriol); 57-87-4 (Ergosterol; 83805-11-2 (Falecalcitriol); 163217-09-2 (Inecalcitol); 131875-08-6 (Lexacalcitol, a 20-epi-vitamin D3 analog); 233268-77-4 (LG190119, a nonsecosteroidal vitamin D receptor modulator; 233268-81-0 (LG190178, a vitamin D receptor (VDR) ligand); 103909-75-7 (Maxacalcitriol; 22-Oxacalcitriol; MC 1275; OCT; Prezios; Sch 209579; alpha, 25-Dihydroxy-22-oxavitamin D3); 233268-78-5 (LG190155); 129831-99-8 (MC-976); 131918-61-1 (Paricalcitol); 1529814-60-5 (PS121912, a potent and selective VDR-coactivator inhibitor); 93129-94-3 (Tacalcitol hydrate); 57333-96-7 (Tacalcitol free); 173388-20-0 (TEI-9647); 156965-15-0 (ZK159222, a vitamin D receptor antagonist) |
Technical Information |
Synonym: Ergocalciferol; Ercalciol; Viosterol; Vitamin D2; calciferol Chemical Name: (S, Z)-3-(2-((1R, 3aS, 7aR, E)-1-((2R, 5R, E)-5, 6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl)-7a-methyloctahydro-4H-inden-4-ylidene)ethylidene)-4-methylenecyclohexan-1-ol InChi Key: MECHNRXZTMCUDQ-RKHKHRCZSA-N InChi Code: InChI=1S/C28H44O/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/h9-10, 12-13, 19-20, 22, 25-27, 29H, 4, 7-8, 11, 14-18H2, 1-3, 5-6H3/b10-9+, 23-12+, 24-13-/t20-, 22+, 25-, 26+, 27-, 28+/m0/s1 SMILES Code: O[CH]1C/C(C(CC1)=C)=C/C=C2[C]3([H])CC[CH]([CH](C)/C=C/[CH](C)C(C)C)[C]3(C)CCC/2 |