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Thermo Scientific Chemicals Vitamin D3, 99%

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Vitamin D3, CAS # 67-97-0, also known as cholecalciferol, is a steroid hormone produced in the skin or obtained from dietary sources. It is an essential mediator of bone calcium metabolism.

Vitamin D3 is used as an essential mediator of intestinal calcium absorption and bone calcium metabolism. It is also used as a therapeutic vitamin. Further, it is used as a nutritional supplement and to fortify foods. In addition to this, it is used as pharmaceutical drug and used in the treatment of respiratory diseases involving chronic inflammation such as asthma.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

General Description
• Vitamin D3 is a steroid hormone generated in the skin when the 7-dehydrocholesterol interacts with ultraviolet irradiation. It can also be found in several types of food for daily intake.
• Vitamin D3 binds to vitamin D receptors, thus modulating gene expression
Applications
• It presents in vitro antiproliferative and antimetastatic activities on breast, colon, and prostate cancer cells

Chemical Identifiers

CAS

67-97-0

Molecular Formula

C27H44O

Molecular Weight (g/mol)

384.648

MDL Number

MFCD00078131

InChI Key

QYSXJUFSXHHAJI-YRZJJWOYSA-N

Synonym

vitamin d3, cholecalciferol, calciol, colecalciferol, oleovitamin d3, arachitol, activated 7-dehydrocholesterol, vitamin d, colecalcipherol, colecalciferolum

PubChem CID

5280795

ChEBI

CHEBI:28940

IUPAC Name

(1S,3Z)-3-[(2E)-2-[(1R,3aS,7aR)-7a-methyl-1-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,3a,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-inden-4-ylidene]ethylidene]-4-methylidenecyclohexan-1-ol

SMILES

CC(C)CCCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCCC2=CC=C3CC(CCC3=C)O)C

Specifications

Melting Point

83°C to 87°C

Packaging

Glass bottle

Quantity

1 g

UN Number

UN2811

Beilstein

2339331

Sensitivity

Air and light sensitive

Solubility Information

Soluble in ethanol and methanol. Slightly soluble in vegetable oils. Insoluble in water.

Formula Weight

384.65

Percent Purity

99%

Physical Form

Crystalline Powder

Chemical Name or Material

Vitamin D3

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Hazard Category

H300+H310+H330-H372

Precautionary Statement

P260-P262-P264b-P270-P271-P280-P284-P301+P310-P302+P350-P304+P340-P310-P314-P330-P361-P363-P501c

DOTInformation

Hazard Class: 6.1; Packaging Group: II

EINECSNumber

200-673-2

RTECSNumber

VS2900000

TSCA

Yes

Recommended Storage

Keep cold
SDS

RUO – Research Use Only

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