Reptile Lamp Database

Vitamin D3 Degradation

Title Vitamin D3 Degradation
Id 30
Lambdamax 270
Factor 1
Unit
created by Sarina Wunderlich, 25.10.2016; last updated by Sarina Wunderlich, 25.10.2016
Description

Percent of Vitamin D destroyed

Webb, A. R., DeCosta, B. & Holick, M. F. (1989) Sunlight regulates the cutaneous production of vitamin D3 by causing its photodegradation. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 68 882–887.
Fig. 3. B