Definition Vitamin B12 contains cobalt-hence the name. Not in plants. There are several forms of Vitamin B12 in the body: hydroxy, adenosyl, and methylcobalamin. Cyanocobalamin is the most widely used

Definition Vitamin B6 exists as 3 forms: pyridoxin, pyridoxal and pyridoxamine. Pyridoxin is the best form of absorption in the body. They are all included as important constituents in a variety of biochemical

Definition Vitamin B5 is present in all living cells and is part of coenzyme A that is important in the metabolism of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. In humans, pantothenic acid is found in both lymph

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Definition Vitamin B3 can be formed in the body of the amino acid tryptophan, but mostly we get through the diet or as a supplement. It is essentially an acid and is found in two types, niacin and niacinamide.

Definition Vitamin B2 was first isolated from milk in 1933. It is made up of a nitrogen-containing ring structure. Riboflavin has a yellowish green light, easily dissolved in water and can withstand heat

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The Vitamin B complex consists of eight water soluble vitamins. What is not consumed daily is excreted in the urine. We therefore depend on daily delivery, except for Vitamin B12 witch are stored in the

Definition Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin and is found in two forms, retinol and beta carotene. Retinol is found in the animal kingdom, beta carotene in the plant kingdom. Beta carotene is often called

The name vitamin comes from a Polish biochemist who called vitamins for the life's amino acid (white = life, amine = amino acid). Vitamins are organic compounds that the body needs for metabolic processes.

The term orthomolecular medicine was first used in modern medical literature in 1968 by Linus Carl Pauling, winner of two Nobel Prizes (Chemistry in 1954 and the Peace Prize in 1962). But the expression