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

Velíšek, J.; Cejpek, K.

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

2008

Velíšek, J. | Cejpek, K.

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 B<sub>6</sub>) 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:

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