Definition & Meaning | English word ERGOCALCIFEROL
ERGOCALCIFEROL
Definitions of ERGOCALCIFEROL
- Constituent of vitamin D1 and vitamin D2.
Number of letters
14
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using ERGOCALCIFEROL in a Sentence
- Viosterol, the name given to early preparations of irradiated ergosterol, is essentially synonymous with ergocalciferol.
- In 1935, the standards for A, C, and D were changed to use pure substances: pure beta-carotene in oil, crystalline ascorbic acid, and crystalline ergocalciferol.
- Vitamin D compounds, specifically cholecalciferol (D3) and ergocalciferol (D2), are used in rodenticides due to their ability to induce hypercalcemia, a condition characterized by elevated calcium levels in the blood.
- Cholecalciferol is converted in the liver to calcifediol (also known as calcidiol or 25-hydroxycholecalciferol), while ergocalciferol is converted to ercalcidiol (25-hydroxyergocalciferol).
Search for ERGOCALCIFEROL in:
Page preparation took: 106.42 ms.
