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“vitamin B7”
“vitamin H“
“co-enzyme R“
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-as of [11 APRIL 2024]–
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*1-a-day PILL* –>
300 mcg
(1000% of ‘daily recommended value’)
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–biotin is a water-soluble B-vitamin (vitamin B7)-
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it is composed of a ureido (tetrahydroimidizalone) ring fused with a tetrahydrothiophene ring.
A valeric acid substituent is attached to one of the carbon atoms of the tetrahydrothiophene ring.
Biotin is a coenzyme for carboxylase enzymes, involved in the synthesis of fatty acids, isoleucine, and valine, and in gluconeogenesis
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*the only ‘human health condition’ for which there is strong evidence of biotin’s ‘potential benefit’ as a ‘treatment’ is ‘biotin deficiency’*
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*SKETCHES*
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