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==Vitamin D3.Synthesis == | ==Vitamin D3.Synthesis == | ||
Vitamin D is produced in the skin from 7-dehydrocholesterol in a photoreaction induced by ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation from the sun. | Vitamin D is produced in the skin from 7-dehydrocholesterol in a photoreaction induced by ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation from the sun. Previtamin D3 is thermodynamically unstable and quickly rearranges its double bonds to form the thermodynamically stable vitamin D3. | ||
1,25 (OH)<sub>2</sub> vitamin D, biologically active form of vitamin D. | 1,25 (OH)<sub>2</sub> vitamin D, biologically active form of vitamin D. | ||
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Vitamin D3.Synthesis
Vitamin D is produced in the skin from 7-dehydrocholesterol in a photoreaction induced by ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation from the sun. Previtamin D3 is thermodynamically unstable and quickly rearranges its double bonds to form the thermodynamically stable vitamin D3.
1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D, biologically active form of vitamin D.
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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, May 18) Embryology Vitamin D3 synthesis.png. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/File:Vitamin_D3_synthesis.png
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