Calcifediol

"Calcidiol" redirects here. For the drug marketed as "Calcidol", see Ergocalciferol.
Calcifediol
Skeletal formula of calcifediol
Ball-and-stick model of the calcifediol molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(1S,3Z)-3-[(2E)-2-{(1R,3aS,7aR)-1-[(2R)-6-Hydroxy-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-7a-methyloctahydro-4H-inden-4-ylidene}ethylidene]-4-methylidenecyclohexan-1-ol
Other names
25-Hydroxyvitamin D3
25-Hydroxycholecalciferol
Calcidiol[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.039.067 Edit this at Wikidata
KEGG
MeSH Calcifediol
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C27H44O2/c1-19-10-13-23(28)18-22(19)12-11-21-9-7-17-27(5)24(14-15-25(21)27)20(2)8-6-16-26(3,4)29/h11-12,20,23-25,28-29H,1,6-10,13-18H2,2-5H3/b21-11+,22-12-/t20-,23+,24-,25+,27-/m1/s1 ☒N
    Key: JWUBBDSIWDLEOM-DTOXIADCSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C27H44O2/c1-19-10-13-23(28)18-22(19)12-11-21-9-7-17-27(5)24(14-15-25(21)27)20(2)8-6-16-26(3,4)29/h11-12,20,23-25,28-29H,1,6-10,13-18H2,2-5H3/b21-11+,22-12-/t20-,23+,24-,25+,27-/m1/s1
    Key: JWUBBDSIWDLEOM-DTOXIADCBI
  • O[C@@H]1CC(\C(=C)CC1)=C\C=C2/CCC[C@]3([C@H]2CC[C@@H]3[C@H](C)CCCC(O)(C)C)C
Properties
C27H44O2
Molar mass 400.64 g/mol
Pharmacology
H05BX05 (WHO)
Legal status
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Calcifediol, also known as calcidiol, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol, or 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (abbreviated 25(OH)D3),[1] is a form of vitamin D produced in the liver by hydroxylation of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) by the enzyme vitamin D 25-hydroxylase.[3][4][5] Calcifediol can be further hydroxylated by the enzyme 25(OH)D-1α-hydroxylase, primarily in the kidney, to form calcitriol (1,25-(OH)2D3), which is the active hormonal form of vitamin D.[3][4][5]

Calcifediol is strongly bound in blood by the vitamin D-binding protein.[5] Measurement of serum calcifediol is the usual test performed to determine a person's vitamin D status, to show vitamin D deficiency or sufficiency.[4][5] Calcifediol is available as an oral medication in some countries to supplement vitamin D status.[4][6][7]

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  2. ^ "Drug and medical device highlights 2018: Helping you maintain and improve your health". Health Canada. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Vitamin D". Micronutrient Information Center, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Office of Dietary Supplements - Vitamin D". ods.od.nih.gov. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Bikle DD (March 2014). "Vitamin D metabolism, mechanism of action, and clinical applications". Chemistry & Biology. 21 (3): 319–29. doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2013.12.016. PMC 3968073. PMID 24529992.
  6. ^ Quesada-Gomez JM, Bouillon R (August 2018). "Is calcifediol better than cholecalciferol for vitamin D supplementation?". Osteoporosis International (review). 29 (8): 1697–1711. doi:10.1007/s00198-018-4520-y. PMID 29713796. S2CID 14005489.
  7. ^ "Rayaldee (calcifediol) FDA Approval History - Drugs.com". Retrieved 4 March 2021.