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7-dehydrocholesterol
7-dehydrocholesterol
(sometimes known as
provitamin D3
) is a chemical that, in the presence of
ultraviolet
light, is converted by the body to
previtamin D3
which is then isomerized into
Vitamin D3
.
See also:
cholesterol
External links:
http://www.umich.edu/~biophys/faculty/sension/
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter3/3d.htm
PREVITAMIN D CONFORMATIONS AND ESTIMATION ON THEIR ROLE IN THE WAVELENGTH DEPENDENCE OF PREVITAMIN D PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN VITRO
(
http://www.photobiology.com/photobiology99/contrib/olga/
)
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