Vitamins playa significant role as a change agent in sustaining metabolic pathways essential for life. These biologically active organic compounds that occur in ...

In humans, vitamin B12 has only two known functions: 1) in the methionine synthase reaction, vitamin B12 accepts a methyl group from methyl-THF and donate it to ...

Human metabolism can bio-synthetize all kind of biomolecules like proteins, carbohydrates and lipids. The fat storage is practically unlimited.

Knowledge of vitamin absorption, deficiency and safety. A clear understanding of the role of vitamins in reproduction, growth, health and immunity. Insight into ...

In mammals, including humans, vitamins are metabolized to a limited extent [1, 2]. With some exceptions (vitamins C and D), during evolution we.

Metabol- ically, they have diverse functions, such as coenzymes, hormones, antioxidants, mediators of cell signaling, and regulators of cell and tissue growth ...

This chapter discusses the metabolic functions of many of these vitamins. The chapter emphasizes and recapitulates the functions of vitamins A, E, thiamine, ...

Vitamins in sports. Vitamin supplements, including especially vitamin C, but also the B-complex vitamins and vitamin E, are frequently used by athletes ( ...

INTRODUCTION TO VITAMINS. Vitamins are organic compounds required by the body in small amounts for metabolism, for protection, for maintenance of health ...

Pantothenate is, therefore, required for the metabolism of carbohydrate via the TCA cycle and all fats and proteins. At least 70 enzymes have been identified as ...