Chemical Properties
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Uses
The labelled epimer metabolite of Calcifediol or 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (C125700).
Uses
The epimer metabolite of Calcifediol or 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (C125700).
Uses
3-
epi-25-Hydroxyvitamin D
3 abbreviated as 3-
epi-25(OH)D
3 is a metabolite of vitamin D
3 produced in the liver. 3-
epi-25(OH)D
3 is used as a biomarker to determine the status of vitamin D in the body. It can be also employed as an analytical standard for the quantification of 3-
epi-25(OH)D
3 molecules in human serum using the LC-MS/MS method.
General Description
3-
epi-25-Hydroxyvitamin D
3 (C
3-epimer) is a metabolite of vitamin D
3. It is an epimer of 25-hydroxyvitamin D
3 which differs only at C-3 position wherein -OH group?at C-3 carbon is in the α orientation rather than in the β orientation.
