Article: Cholecalciferol

Cholecalciferol
Systematic name	(3β,5Z,7E)-9,10-secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-trien-3-ol
Common name	vitamin D3
Chemical formula	C27H44O
Molecular mass	384.64 g/mol
Density	x.xxx g/cm3
Melting point	83-86 °C
Boiling point	xx.x °C
CAS number	[67-97-0]
SMILES	xxxx
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Cholecalciferol is a form of Vitamin D, also called vitamin D₃. It is structurally similar to steroids such as testosterone, cholesterol, and cortisol (though vitamin D₃ itself is a secosteroid).

1g of pure vitamin D₃ is 40 000 000 (40x10⁶) IU, or in other words, one IU is 0.025 μg.

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