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Alfacalcidol (1-hydroxycholecalciferol) is a vitamin D active metabolites, acts as a non-selective VDR activator medication, and widely be used in the management of osteoporosis[1][2][3][4].
Alfacalcidol (0.025-0.1 mg/kg; p.o.; five times a week; for 3 months) exerts bone-protective effects independently of its Ca-related effects, and is in this respect superior to vitamin D(3), and that the skeletal actions of alfacalcidol take place, at least in part, independently of suppression of PTH[3].
| Catalog Number | A000897 |
| CAS Number | 41294-56-8 |
| Synonyms | (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 |
| Molecular Formula | C27H44O2 |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C27H44O2/c1-18(2)8-6-9-19(3)24-13-14-25-21(10-7-15-27(24,25)5)11-12-22-16-23(28)17-26(29)20(22)4/h11-12,18-19,23-26,28-29H,4,6-10,13-17H2,1-3,5H3/b21-11+,22-12-/t19-,23-,24-,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1 |
| InChIKey | OFHCOWSQAMBJIW-AVJTYSNKSA-N |
| SMILES | CC(C)CCCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCCC2=CC=C3CC(CC(C3=C)O)O)C |
| Reference | [1]. Galeşanu C, et al. [Postmenopausal osteoporosis. Digital Rx radiogrammetry in the diagnosis and follow-up of treatment with alfacalcidol]. Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 2006 Oct-Dec;110(4):833-41. [2]. Nuijten M, et al. Cost Effectiveness of Paricalcitol versus a Non-Selective Vitamin D Receptor Activator for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in the UK. Clin Drug Investig. 2010;30(8):545-57. [3]. Shiraishi A, et al. The advantage of alfacalcidol over vitamin D in the treatment of osteoporosis. Calcif Tissue Int. 1999 Oct;65(4):311-6. [4]. Nagaoka H, et al. Alfacalcidol enhances collagen quality in ovariectomized rat bones. J Orthop Res. 2014 Aug;32(8):1030-6. |
