vitamin D

group of molecules derived from delta-5,7 steroids used as vitamin; also, active metabolites of said vitamin
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vitamin D

Summary

vitamin D is a group of chemical entities[1]. It ranks in the top 0.99% of group_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,154 views/month, #1 of 101).[2]

Key Facts

  • vitamin D's instance of is recorded as group of chemical entities[3].
  • vitamin D is made of Delta(5),Delta(7)-sterol[4].
  • vitamin D is a type of fat-soluble vitamin[5].
  • vitamin D is a type of secosteroid[6].
  • vitamin D is a type of prohormone[7].
  • vitamin D is a type of Vitamin D analogues[8].
  • vitamin D is part of vitamin D binding[9].
  • vitamin D is part of cellular response to vitamin D[10].
  • vitamin D is part of response to vitamin D[11].
  • vitamin D is part of vitamin D metabolic process[12].
  • vitamin D is part of vitamin D biosynthetic process[13].
  • vitamin D is part of vitamin D catabolic process[14].
  • vitamin D's Commons category is recorded as Vitamin D[15].
  • vitamin D comprises cholecalciferol[16].
  • vitamin D comprises ergocalciferol[17].
  • vitamin D's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vitamin D[18].
  • vitamin D's MCN code is recorded as 2936.29.21[19].
  • vitamin D's fabrication method is recorded as ultraviolet radiation[20].
  • vitamin D's fabrication method is recorded as Vitamin D metabolism[21].
  • vitamin D's subject has role is recorded as bone density conservation agents[22].
  • vitamin D's subject has role is recorded as vitamin[23].
  • vitamin D's exact match is recorded as http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8271[24].
  • vitamin D's exact match is recorded as http://aims.fao.org/aos/asfa/c_9719[25].
  • vitamin D's exact match is recorded as http://cat.aii.caas.cn/concept/46939[26].
  • vitamin D's exact match is recorded as http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/1420[27].

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Definition and Type

vitamin D's instance of is recorded as group of chemical entities[3]. Recorded subclass of include fat-soluble vitamin[5], secosteroid[6], prohormone[7], and Vitamin D analogues[8].

Use and Application

Components include cholecalciferol[16], a type of chemical entity[28] and ergocalciferol[17], a type of chemical entity[29]. Part of include vitamin D binding[9], cellular response to it[10], response to it[11], it metabolic process[12], it biosynthetic process[13], and it catabolic process[14].

Why It Matters

vitamin D ranks in the top 0.99% of group_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,154 views/month, #1 of 101).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . farmayoral.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . AGROVOC. Retrieved . agrovoc.uniroma2.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . AGROVOC. Retrieved . agrovoc.uniroma2.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . AGROVOC. Retrieved . agrovoc.uniroma2.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . AGROVOC. Retrieved . agrovoc.uniroma2.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'bcl', 'be', 'bg', 'bh', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'ckb
    Subclass of → fat-soluble vitamin, secosteroid, prohormone +1
    Made from material → Delta(5),Delta(7)-sterol
    Wikidata description → group of molecules derived from delta-5,7 steroids used as vitamin; also, active
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 13d ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
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  3. 13d ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Atc code → —
    Subclass of → fat-soluble vitamin, secosteroid, prohormone +1
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  4. 15d ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → fat-soluble vitamin, secosteroid, prohormone +1
    Described by source → —
    Made from material → Delta(5),Delta(7)-sterol
    Fabrication method → ultraviolet radiation, Vitamin D metabolism
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  5. 17d ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → fat-soluble vitamin, secosteroid, prohormone +1
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  6. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1RekZA
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  7. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0270580-vitamin-D
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  8. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
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  9. 22w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → fat-soluble vitamin, secosteroid, prohormone +1
    Local thumb → —
    Instance of → —
    Part of → vitamin D binding, cellular response to vitamin D, response to vitamin D +3
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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