维生素D(国外英语资料).doc

维生素D(国外英文资料) What is vitamin D Vitamin D is an important fat soluble vitamin, and its important physiological function is related to the absorption and utilization of calcium. Vitamin D promotes the absorption of calcium in foods and is involved in the metabolism of calcium in the fetus through the placenta. Vitamin D in the formation of fetal bone is of Paramount importance, vitamin D deficiency, fetal bone calcification, properly cause hypocalcemia and the defects of tooth development, make the bones soft and easy to bend, also affect the nerve function of muscles, blood and immune organs and tissues. What is vitamin D? Vitamin D is a steroid derivative with an anti-rickets effect, which is called an anti-rickets vitamin. There are many kinds of vitamin D, which are more important in vitamin D (curing alcohol) and vitamin D3 (cholinol). Vitamin D is often found in cod liver oil with vitamin A, which is also found in liver, milk and egg yolks. 7 - dehydrocholesterol (vitamin D3) in the bodys subcutaneous tissue can be converted into vitamin D3 by exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet light. Vegetable oil and yeast contain ergosterol, which can be turned into vitamin D2 by ultraviolet light. Vitamin D2 can be synthetic. The structure of vitamin D2 and D3 is very similar, and they are easily soluble in organic solvents such as fat, oil and ether, which are called fat-soluble vitamins. Vitamin D is sensitive to air and light, especially when heated, so it should be preserved in a light environment. Vitamin D is easily absorbed by injection and oral, which is absorbed into the circulation of the blood, which can be transferred into the liver and stored in the muscle and adipose tissue. Vitamin D is turned into 25-hydroxyl vitamin D3, which is a major form of vitamin D3 in the blood circulation and has certain anti-rickets activity. The 25-hydroxy vitamin D3, which enters the blood circulation, changes further to 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, which is the hormone active subs