CHEBI:27300 - vitamin D

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ChEBI Name vitamin D
ChEBI ID CHEBI:27300
Definition Any member of a group of fat-soluble hydroxy seco-steroids that exhibit biological activity against vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D can be obtained from sun exposure, food and supplements and is biologically inactive and converted into the biologically active calcitriol via double hydroxylation in the body.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
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Biological Role(s): fat-soluble vitamin (role)
Any vitamin that dissolves in fats and are stored in body tissues. Unlike the water-soluble vitamins, they are stored in the body for long periods of time and generally pose a greater risk for toxicity when consumed in excess.
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