Category:
Vitamin
CAS NO:
50-14-6
Standard:
ChP,USP,BP,EP,JP,In-house Standards,

Chinese alias: ergocalciferol
CAS: 50-14-6
EINECS: 200-014-9
Molecular formula: C28H44O Molecular Weight: 396.6484
Vitamin D2 is the chemical name of Ergocalciferol, a form of vitamin D. Ergocalciferol is a secosteroid formed by a photochemical bond breaking of a steroid, specifically, by the action of ultraviolet light on ergosterol.Viosterol, the name given to early preparations of irradiated ergosterol, is essentially synonymous with ergocalciferol.