22-Dihydroergocalciferol Explained

22-Dihydroergocalciferol should not be confused with octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane.

22-Dihydroergocalciferol is a form of vitamin D, also known as vitamin D₄.^[1] It has the systematic name (5Z,7E)-(3S)-9,10-seco-5,7,10(19)-ergostatrien-3-ol.

Vitamin D₄ is found in certain mushrooms, being produced from ergosta-5,7-dienol (22,23-dihydroergosterol) instead of ergosterol.^[2]

See also

• Forms of vitamin D, the five known forms of vitamin D
• Lumisterol, a constituent of vitamin D₁

References

1. http://www.allwords.com/word-dihydroergocalciferol.html Definition of dihydroergocalciferol
2. Phillips KM, Horst RL, Koszewski NJ, Simon RR . Vitamin d(4) in mushrooms. . PLOS ONE . 2012 . 7 . 8 . e40702 . 22870201 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0040702 . 3411670. 2012PLoSO...740702P . free .

External links

• Dihydroergocalciferols at lipidmaps.org