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Vitamins and Their Functions

Vitamins and Their Functions

Vitamin Coenzyme Form Reactions involving Coenzyme
Thiamin - B1 Thiamine pyrophosphat Decarboxylation and some group transfer reactions
Riboflavin - B2 Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD),Flavin mononucleotide (FMN) Some dehydroganation reactions, electron transfer
Pyridoxine - B6 Pyridoxal phosphate Amino acid metabolism, transamination, deamination,racemization
Nicotinamide Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide ( NAD),Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate ( NADP) Dehydrogenation reactions
Pantothenic Acid Coenzyme A Keto acid oxidation, fatty acid metabolim
Biotin Biotin CO2 fixation, carboxyl transfer
Folic Acid Tetrahydrofolic acid Transfer of one carbon units
Lipoic Acid Lipoic acid Hydrogen transport, acyl transfer
Cobamide - B12 Cobamide Coenzymes Isomerization of methylmalonyl CoA



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