Biosynthesis of food constituents: Vitamins. 2. Water-soluble vitamins: Part 1 - a review

Jan Velíšek and Karel Cejpek
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Jan Velíšek: Department of Food Chemistry and Analysis, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Karel Cejpek: Department of Food Chemistry and Analysis, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2007, vol. 25, issue 2, 49-64

Abstract: This review article gives a survey of the generally accepted biosynthetic pathways that lead to water-soluble vitamins in microorganisms, plants and some animals. The biosynthetic pathways leading to the B-group vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, nicotinic acid and nicotinamide, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6) are described in detail using the reaction schemes, sequences, and mechanisms with the enzymes involved and detailed explanations based on chemical principles and mechanisms. Keywords:

Keywords: biosynthesis; B-group vitamins; thiamin; riboflavin; FMN; FAD; niacin; NADH; NADPH; pantothenic acid; coenzyme A; acyl-carrier protein; vitamin B6; pyridoxal; pyridoxol; pyridoxamine; biotin; folates; cobalamins; vitamin B12; vitamin C; L-ascorbic acid; D-erythro-ascorbic acid (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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