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Calcifediol (INN) also known as calcidiol 25-hydroxycholecalciferol or 25-hydroxyvitamin D (abbreviated 25(OH)D) is a prehormone that is produced in the liver by hydroxylation of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) by the enzyme cholecalciferol 25-hydroxylase which was isolated by Michael F. Holick. This metabolite is being measured by physicians worldwide to determine a patient’s vitamin D status.

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IUPAC name
Hydroxy-2-methylidene-cyclohexylidene], ethylidene]-7a-methyl-233a567-hexahydro-, (6R)-6-[(1R3aR4E7aR)-4-[(2Z)-2-[(5S)-5-, 1H-inden-1-yl]-2-methyl-heptan-2-ol

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