The major function of vitamin D in vertebrates is maintenance of calcium homeostasis, but
vitamin D insufficiency has also been linked to an increased risk of hypertension …

The review discusses the data on vitamin D accumulation in animals, plants, and other
organisms. 7-Dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC) and ergosterol are considered to be the only true …

In this third edition, more than 40 renowned authorities introduce and update chapters on
the theory, fundamentals, techniques, and instrumentation of thin-layer chromatography …

Used routinely in drug control laboratories, forensic laboratories, and as a research tool, thin
layer chromatography (TLC) plays an important role in pharmaceutical drug analyses. It …

This comprehensive treatise offers an in-depth discussion of natural toxicants in plants,
emphasizing their effects as defenses against herbivory. Coevolution of plants and her …

The calcinogenic plants are among the most noxious plants to animals in the world. The
pathological and biochemical effects of calcinogenic plants in cattle, sheep, goats, pigs …

Vitamin D deficiency is a global concern. Much research has concentrated on the
endogenous synthesis of vitamin D in human skin following exposure to ultraviolet-B …

Provitamin D2, vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 were identified in the thallus of a lichen species,
Cladina arbuscula (Wallr.) Hale and WL Culb. The identification of vitamin D3 was …

An appreciable number (15) of flowering plants, specially within the Solanaceae family,
have been shown to contain vitamin D3 and its hydroxylated derivatives, including 1α, 25 …

Changes in vitamin D3 and its metabolites were investigated following UVB-and heat-
treatment in the leaves of Solanum glaucophyllum Desf., Solanum lycopersicum L. and …