Steroidal prohormone is:: (A) Vitamin A, (B) Vitamin C, (C) Vitamin D, (D) None of these
Answer is C. Ans. C. Vitamin DVitamin D is a steroid prohormone. It is represented by steroids that occur in animals, plants and yeast. Active form of the hormone is 1, 25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 (1, 25-(OH)2D3, also termed calcitriol). Calcitriol functions primarily to regulate calcium and phosphorous homeostasis.