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A physiologically active metabolite of a vitamin, with two hydroxy groups substituted in any position..
It is also well understood that the vitamins themselves are not biologically active but that they are first converted to the 1a,25-dihydroxyvitamins (386 and 154, respectively) which exhibit the biological behavior associated with the vitamins.
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Dihydroxyvitamin means A physiologically active metabolite of a vitamin, with two hydroxy groups substituted in any position..
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It is also well understood that the vitamins themselves are not biologically active but that they are first converted to the 1a,25-dihydroxyvitamins (386 and 154, respectively) which exhibit the biological behavior associated with the vitamins.
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