Hans de Vries Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Could humans (or any animal) aquire the ability to synthetize Vitamin D from simpler compounds without UV? I'm curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imatfaal Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 OT - and only because your English is amazingly good for a non-native speaker - the word is synthesise or synthesize http://www.researchgate.net/post/How_do_nocturnal_animals_handle_their_metabolism_with_lack_of_sufficient_vitamin_D No real answer here - but interesting points. I looked at ergocalciferol - cos I know you get that in mushroom (known for growing in v low light) but cannot see much of interest apart from fact that lighting mushroom with UV increases the yeild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzwood Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 It might be possible, but keep in mind that we consume the pre-precursor in plenty quantities and is present in the cellular membrane as a sort of plasticizer: cholesterol. A couple of dehydrogenations and a UV-activated reaction gives you vitamin D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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