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β-Hydroxy β-methylbutyric acid [note 1] (HMB), otherwise known as its conjugate base, β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate, is a naturally produced substance in humans that is used as a dietary supplement and as an ingredient in certain medical foods that are intended to promote wound healing and provide nutritional support for people with muscle wasting due to cancer or HIV/AIDS.
Ergocalciferol, also known as vitamin D 2 and nonspecifically calciferol, is a type of vitamin D found in food. It is used as a dietary supplement [ 3 ] to prevent and treat vitamin D deficiency [ 4 ] due to poor absorption by the intestines or liver disease . [ 5 ]
Vitamin D 3 supplementation has been tentatively found to lead to a reduced risk of death in the elderly, [77] [74] but the effect has not been deemed pronounced, or certain enough, to make taking supplements recommendable. [10] Other forms (vitamin D 2, alfacalcidol, and calcitriol) do not appear to have any beneficial effects concerning the ...
It was about the same as 2022, but a slight uptick compared to 2021, showing the ongoing need for shelter spaces. Nearly half of these animals—48%—came in as strays, roaming the streets ...
24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 is formed from 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 by the action of CYP24A1 (25-hydroxyvitamin D3-24-hydroxylase). CYP24A1 appears to be "a multicatalytic enzyme catalyzing most, if not all, of the reactions in the C-24/C-23 pathway of 25-OH-D 3 metabolism."
William J. Hennessy Jr., a veteran sketch artist who gave Americans striking views from inside courtrooms during some of the nation’s most important legal dramas, died on Monday.
The luxury cruise line's 132-night 2024 global voyage sold out in less than three hours when bookings opened in 2021, a record for the company. A year later, the 150-night 2025 iteration (its ...
Vitamin D3 dihydroxylase is a cytochrome P450 enzyme purified from the actinobacterium Streptomyces griseolus, [1] ... This page was last edited on 15 December 2023, ...