Applications of pericyclic reactions||Biosynthesis of Vitamin D-D2-D3|ergocalciferol-cholecalciferol
Assalam o Alaikum in this lecture i am going to discuss Applications of pericyclic reactions OR Biosynthesis of Vitamin D-D2-D3. vitamin D2 is known as ergocalciferol and vitamin D3 is known as cholecalciferol. we synthesize cholecalciferol and ergocalciferol from their precurser. the precurser used are Ergosterol and 7-dehydrocholesterol.This lecture is delivered in Urdu ,Hindi and English. Vitamin D is the general name for two related compounds called cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) and ergocalciferol (vitamin D2). These two compounds differ in the identity of the side chain, R group.Vitamin D serves an important function in that it increases the body’s ability to metabolize the calcium present in the foods we eat. Calcium is essential because it is used in the formation of bones and teeth. A deficiency of vitamin D can cause the childhood disease called rickets, which is characterized by abnormal bone growth. Although most food does not contain substantial amounts of vitami...