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7-dehydrocholesterol



         


In the skin 7-dehydrocholesterol (sometimes known as provitamin D3) is synthesized from cholesterol. In the presence of ultraviolet light, it is converted to previtamin D3 which is then isomerized into vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). An enzyme then converts vitamin D3 to its active form cholesterol

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