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Doxercalciferol is a Vitamin D2 analogue, a Vitamin D Receptor Activator (VDRA).
Doxercalciferol is a Vitamin D2 analogue, a Vitamin D Receptor Activator (VDRA). Doxercalciferol acts as a pro-hormone, needing 25-hydroxylation in the liver for bioactivation into 1α, 25-hydroxyvitamin D2. Pivotal studies in adults on dialysis have demonstrated control of secondary hyperparathyroidism that is superior to placebo therapy, without undue suppression of 1st IMA-PTH < 300 pg/mL, or occurrences of hypercalcemia. Doxercalciferol has been shown to be effective in controlling secondary hyperparathyroidism of adult patients with CKD stages 3-4.
Doxercalciferol is a vitamin D2 analog that acts as a pro-hormone, activated in the liver to 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D2.
Doxercalciferol is a vitamin D2 analog that acts as a pro-hormone, activated in the liver to 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D2. Despite its relatively low affinity for the vitamin D receptor (VDR) (before activation), it is effective at suppressing expression of the parathyroid hormone (PTH) gene, and appears to act through the VDR.
| Quality Level | 100 |
| assay | ≥98% (HPLC) |
| form | powder |
| storage condition | desiccated |
| solubility | DMSO: >10 mg/mL |
| shipped in | wet ice |
| storage temp. | −20°C |
| SMILES string | CC(C)[C@@H](C)\C=C\[C@@H](C)[C@H]1CC[C@H]2C(\CCC[C@]12C)=C\C=C3\C[C@@H](O)C[C@H](O)C3=C |
| InChI | 1S/C28H44O2/c1-18(2)19(3)9-10-20(4)25-13-14-26-22(8-7-15-28(25,26)6)11-12-23-16-24(29)17-27(30)21(23)5/h9-12,18-20,24-27,29-30H,5,7-8,13-17H2,1-4,6H3/b10-9+,22-11+,23-12-/t19-,20+,24+,25+,26-,27-,28+/m0/s1 |
| InChI key | HKXBNHCUPKIYDM-CGMHZMFXSA-N |
| Gene Information | human ... VDR(7421) |
