date:May 08, 2012
n the differences in side chains between the 2 forms of vitamin D [ergocalciferol has an additional methyl group on carbon 24], there have been reports that this difference directly affects the rate of ergocalciferol conversion to serum 25(OH)D and also its affinity for vitamin D binding protein and VDR [vitamin D receptor], which are all critical steps involved in the activation of vitamin D.
Effects
While our bodies do manufacture vitamin D on exposure to sunshine, the levels in some n