Dihydroxyvitamin
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A physiologically active metabolite of a vitamin, with two hydroxy groups substituted in any position.
"It is also well understood that the vitamins themselves are not biologically active but that they are first converted to the 1a,25-dihydroxyvitamins (386 and 154, respectively) which exhibit the biological behavior associated with the vitamins."
Example
More examples"It is also well understood that the vitamins themselves are not biologically active but that they are first converted to the 1a,25-dihydroxyvitamins (386 and 154, respectively) which exhibit the biological behavior associated with the vitamins."
Etymology
From di- + hydroxy- + vitamin.
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