Dihydrotachysterol

Dihydrotachysterol
Dihydrotachysterol
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(1S,3E,4S)-3-[(2E)-2-[(1R,3aS,7aR)-1-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-Dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-7a-methyl-2,3,3a,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-inden-4-ylidene]ethylidene]-4-methylcyclohexan-1-ol
Clinical data
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MedlinePlus a682335
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Identifiers
CAS number 67-96-9 YesY
ATC code A11CC02
PubChem CID 5311071
DrugBank APRD00143
ChemSpider 4470607 YesY
UNII R5LM3H112R YesY
KEGG D00299 YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:4591 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C28H46O 
Mol. mass 398.664 g/mol
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Dihydrotachysterol (DHT) is a synthetic vitamin D analog activated in the liver that does not require renal hydroxylation like vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). DHT has a rapid onset of action (2 hours), a shorter half-life, and a greater effect on mineralization of bone salts than does vitamin D.