Term Details for "vitamin D binding" (GO:0005499) (original) (raw)

Accession

GO:0005499

Name

vitamin D binding

Ontology

molecular_function

Synonyms

calciferol binding, cholecalciferol binding, ergocalciferol binding

Alternate IDs

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Definition

Binding to vitamin D, any of a group of related, fat-soluble compounds that are derived from delta-5,7 steroids and play a central role in calcium metabolism. Specific forms of vitamin D include calciferol (ergocalciferol; vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (calciol; vitamin D3).Source: ISBN:0471331309,GOC:mah

Comment

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History

See term history for GO:0005499 at QuickGO

Chem. react.

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Subset

None

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