page_title: Medicinal fungi
section_title: Vitamin D2
hierarchical_section_title: Medicinal fungi / Research and drug development / Vitamin D2
context_page_description: Medicinal fungi are fungi which contain metabolites or can be induced to produce metabolites through biotechnology to develop prescription drugs. Compounds successfully developed into drugs or are under research include antibiotics, anti-cancer drugs, cholesterol and ergosterol synthesis inhibitors, psychotropic drugs, immunosuppressants and fungicides.
context_section_description: Fungi are a source of ergosterol which can be converted to vitamin D2 upon exposure to ultraviolet light.
caption: The photochemistry of vitamin D2 biosynthesis