In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Historical Review of Pyridoxine 2. Chemistry of Pyridoxine 3. Properties and Distribution 4. Functions 5. Deficiency 6. Daily Requirement. Historical Review of Pyridoxine: (Vitamin B6) (Rat Antidermatitis Factor) In 1934 Gyorgyi observed that an extract of yeast cured dermatitis in rats which was not curable with other members of B vitamins. Isolated [...]
In this article we will discuss about the metabolic redesign of vitamin E. Vitamin E is a generic term used to describe a group of eight lipophilic compounds in the tocopherol and tocotrienol family. The vitamin E-family in plants comprises mainly of tocotrienols and tocopherols. Tocotrienols are the major form of vitamin E in seeds of most monocots but presence [...]
In this article we will discuss about the production of various vitamins. 1. Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamine): G.R. Minot and W.B. Murphy (1926) studied that liver extracts cure pernicious anaemia in human beings. In 1936, both of them shared a Nobel Prize in medicine for this discovery. After this, E.L. Ricke and L. Smith (1948) isolated and crystallized vitamin B12 from [...]