7-Dehydrocholesterol is the direct precursor of free cholesterol in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway in mammalian tissues and also a biosynthetic precursor to vitamin D3.
Chemical Name:
cholesta-5,7-dien-3β-ol
Synonyms:
5,7-Cholestadien-3β-ol;
delta7-Cholesterol;
cholesta-5,7-dien-3beta-ol;
Provitamine;
Dehydrocholesterin;