CHEBI:75769 - B vitamin

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ChEBI Name B vitamin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:75769
Definition Any member of the group of eight water-soluble vitamins originally thought to be a single compound (vitamin B) that play important roles in cell metabolism. The group comprises of vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, and B12 (Around 20 other compounds were once thought to be B vitamins but are no longer classified as such).
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B vitamins are a class of water-soluble vitamins that play important roles in cell metabolism and synthesis of red blood cells. They are a chemically diverse class of compounds. Dietary supplements containing all eight are referred to as a vitamin B complex. Individual B vitamins are referred to by B-number or by chemical name, such as B1 for thiamine, B2 for riboflavin, and B3 for niacin, while some are more commonly recognized by name than by number, such as pantothenic acid (B5), biotin (B7), and folate (B9). B vitamins are present in protein-rich foods, such as fish, poultry, meat, dairy products, and eggs; they are also found in leafy green vegetables, beans, and peas. Fortified foods, such as breakfast cereals, baked products, and infant formulas, may contain B vitamins. Each B vitamin is either a cofactor (generally a coenzyme) for key metabolic processes or is a precursor needed to make one.
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Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): water-soluble vitamin (role)
Any vitamin that dissolves in water and readily absorbed into tissues for immediate use. Unlike the fat-soluble vitamins, they are not stored in the body and need to be replenished regularly in the diet and will rarely accumulate to toxic levels since they are quickly excreted from the body via urine.
Application(s): nutraceutical
A product in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance.
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Outgoing B vitamin (CHEBI:75769) has role nutraceutical (CHEBI:50733)
B vitamin (CHEBI:75769) has role water-soluble vitamin (role) (CHEBI:27314)
B vitamin (CHEBI:75769) is a organonitrogen compound (CHEBI:35352)
B vitamin (CHEBI:75769) is a organooxygen compound (CHEBI:36963)
Incoming vitamin B complex (CHEBI:75782) is a B vitamin (CHEBI:75769)
vitamin B12 (CHEBI:176843) is a B vitamin (CHEBI:75769)
vitamin B1 (CHEBI:26948) is a B vitamin (CHEBI:75769)
vitamin B2 (CHEBI:176838) is a B vitamin (CHEBI:75769)
vitamin B3 (CHEBI:176839) is a B vitamin (CHEBI:75769)
vitamin B5 (CHEBI:176840) is a B vitamin (CHEBI:75769)
vitamin B6 (CHEBI:27306) is a B vitamin (CHEBI:75769)
vitamin B7 (CHEBI:176841) is a B vitamin (CHEBI:75769)
vitamin B9 (CHEBI:176842) is a B vitamin (CHEBI:75769)
Synonyms Sources
B vitamins ChEBI
B-group vitamin ChEBI
B-group vitamins ChEBI
vitamin B ChEBI
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Citations
Spence JD (2013)
B vitamin therapy for homocysteine: renal function and vitamin B12 determine cardiovascular outcomes.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine 51, 633-637 [PubMed:23449527]
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Gariballa S, Afandi B, Abu Haltem M, Yassin J, Alessa A (2013)
Effect of antioxidants and B-group vitamins on risk of infections in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Nutrients 5, 711-724 [PubMed:23462586]
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Dai Z, Wang R, Ang LW, Yuan JM, Koh WP (2013)
Dietary B vitamin intake and risk of hip fracture: the Singapore Chinese Health Study.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA 24, 2049-2059 [PubMed:23238962]
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Douaud G, Refsum H, de Jager CA, Jacoby R, Nichols TE, Smith SM, Smith AD (2013)
Preventing Alzheimer's disease-related gray matter atrophy by B-vitamin treatment.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110, 9523-9528 [PubMed:23690582]
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Capozzi V, Russo P, Dueñas MT, López P, Spano G (2012)
Lactic acid bacteria producing B-group vitamins: a great potential for functional cereals products.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology 96, 1383-1394 [PubMed:23093174]
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Zhou K, Zhao R, Geng Z, Jiang L, Cao Y, Xu D, Liu Y, Huang L, Zhou J (2012)
Association between B-group vitamins and venous thrombosis: systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.
Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis 34, 459-467 [PubMed:22743781]
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Last Modified
18 August 2021