Previtamin D3
Previtamin D3 is an intermediate in the production of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3).
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Previtamin D3 | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.013.304 |
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MeSH | Previtamin+D(3) |
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C27H44O | |
Molar mass | 384.648 g·mol−1 |
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It is formed by the action of UV light, most specifically UVB light of wavelengths between 295 and 300 nm, acting on 7-dehydrocholesterol in the epidermal layers of the skin.[1][2][3]
The B ring of the steroid nucleus structure is broken open, making a secosteroid. This then undergoes spontaneous isomerization into cholecalciferol, the prohormone of the active form of vitamin D, calcitriol.
The synthesis of previtamin D3 is blocked effectively by sunscreens.[4]
Interactive pathway map
Click on genes, proteins and metabolites below to link to respective articles. [§ 1]
- The interactive pathway map can be edited at WikiPathways: "VitaminDSynthesis_WP1531".
References
- MacLaughlin JA, Anderson RR, Holick MF (May 1982). "Spectral character of sunlight modulates photosynthesis of previtamin D3 and its photoisomers in human skin". Science. 216 (4549): 1001–3. Bibcode:1982Sci...216.1001M. doi:10.1126/science.6281884. PMID 6281884.
- Webb AR (September 2006). "Who, what, where and when-influences on cutaneous vitamin D synthesis". Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 92 (1): 17–25. doi:10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2006.02.004. PMID 16766240.
- Pope SJ, Holick MF, Mackin S, Godar DE (2008). "Action spectrum conversion factors that change erythemally weighted to previtamin D3-weighted UV doses". Photochemistry and Photobiology. 84 (5): 1277–83. doi:10.1111/j.1751-1097.2008.00373.x. PMID 18513232.
- Sayre RM, Dowdy JC (2007). "Darkness at noon: sunscreens and vitamin D3". Photochemistry and Photobiology. 83 (2): 459–63. doi:10.1562/2006-06-29-RC-956. PMID 17115796.
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