One derivative of this vitamin is a cofactor in the enzyme complex mutated in Maple Syrup Urine Disease.
One derivative of this vitamin is a cofactor in the enzyme complex mutated in Maple Syrup Urine Disease. One derivative of this vitamin called TPP helps catalyze the decarboxylation of pyruvate before it is transformed into acetyl- CoA. A deficiency of this vitamin in chronic alcoholics leads to Wernicke- Korsakoff syndrome. This vitamin plays a role in the biosynthesis of GABA, and along with Vitamin B7, this is one of the only two sulfur-containing vitamins. This vitamin was first named aneurin because of the severe neurological effects when it was lacking in the diet. Because members of the Japenese navy ate a diet consisting of polished white rice, they were subject to the most notable form of this vitamin's deficiency. Name this B vitamin, whose deficiency causes beriberi.
One derivative of this vitamin is a cofactor in the enzyme complex mutated in Maple Syrup Urine Disease.
Vitamin {B 1} [or {thiamin}e]