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Alternate Names: 1-Hydroxycholecalciferol, Alfarol
CAS No: 41294-56-8
Mol Formula: C27H44O2
Mol Weight: 400.64 g/mol
IUPAC Name: (1R,3S,5Z)-5-[(2E)-2-[(1R,3aS,7aR)-7a-methyl-1-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,3a,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-inden-4-ylidene]ethylidene]-4-methylidenecyclohexane-1,3-diol
API Description: Alfacalcidol is a vitamin D analog used to manage hypocalcemia, secondary hyperparathyroidism, and osteodystrophy in patients with chronic renal failure. Alfacalcidol is a member of the class of D3 vitamins that is calciol in which the hydrogen at the 1alpha position is replaced by a hydroxy group. It is an active metabolite of cholecalciferol, which performs important functions in regulation of the calcium balance and the bone metabolism. It has a role as a bone density conservation agent. It is a member of D3 vitamins, a seco-cholestane, a hydroxycalciol and a diol. It is functionally related to a calciol.
