Vitamins and their functions
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Sl. No. |
Vitamins | Co-enzyme form | Reactions involving co-enzymes |
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1 |
Thiamine (B1) | Thiamin pyrosulphate | decarboxylation and some group transfer reactions . |
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2 |
Riboflavin (B2) | FAD, FMN | some dehydration reactions electron transport. |
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3 |
Pyridoxine (B6) | pyridoxal phosphate | Amino acids metabolism transmination, Demination |
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4 |
Nicotinamide | NAD, NADP | Dehydrogenation ractions |
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5 |
Pantathonic acid | Co-enzyme A | Keto and oxidation for and |
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6 |
Biotin | Biotin | CO2 fixation, carboxyl transfer |
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7 |
Folic Acid | Tetrahydrofolic acid | Transfer of one carboxyl units |
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8 |
Lipoic acid | Lipoic acid | Hydrogen transport and acyl transfer |
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9 |
Cobamide (B12) | Cobamide co-enzymes | Isomerisation of methyl melonyl coenzyme-A |
