Calcitriol
Catalogue number:
CAY71820-1 mg
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Size:
1 mg
Product is available in:
This product is for research use only and is not for human consumption or therapeutic use.
CAS Number:
32222-06-3
Purity:
≥97%
Formulation:
A crystalline solid
Molecular Formula:
C27H44O3
Molecular Weight:
416.6
Alternative Names:
(1r,3s,5z)-4-
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Product Description:
An agonist of the vitamin D3 receptor and active metabolite of vitamin D3; binds to the vitamin D3 receptor (Kd = 16 pM) and induces differentiation of U937 cells (EC50 = 2,000 pM); induces cell cycle arrest at the S phase and apoptosis in primary adenomatous and hyperplastic human parathyroid cells at 10 nM; increases bone calcium mobilization in chicks on a low calcium diet at 0.65 nmol/animal; stimulates calcium absorption in the intestines in a chick model of rickets induced by a vitamin D3-deficient diet
