thiamine

Noun

Meaning

a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

vitamin B1 aneurin thiamin antiberiberi factor vitamin B niacin choline biotin riboflavin pantothenic acid pyridoxine inositol cobalamin folic acid thymine
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Hypernyms

vitamin B b vitamin B complex B vitamin B complex B-complex vitamin

Phrases with the word

thiamine butyl disulfide thiamine diphosphate thiamine hexyl disulfide thiamine propyl disulfide thiamine tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide thiamine triphosphate

Anagrams

haemitin

Examples

About 80% of intracellular thiamine is phosphorylated and most is bound to proteins. Source: Internet

Alcoholic brain disease Nerve cells and other supporting cells (such as glial cells) of the nervous system require thiamine. Source: Internet

Alcoholics may have thiamine deficiency because of the following: * Inadequate nutritional intake: Alcoholics tend to intake less than the recommended amount of thiamine. Source: Internet

Among those compounds are thiamine triphosphate (ThTP) and adenosine thiamine triphosphate (AThTP). Source: Internet

A specific binding protein called thiamine-binding protein (TBP) has been identified in rat serum and is believed to be a hormone-regulated carrier protein important for tissue distribution of thiamine. Source: Internet

A therapeutic diagnosis can be tried by supplementing thiamine only in the affected bird. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

thiamethoxam thiamin thiaminase thiamine butyl disulfide thiamine diphosphate thiamine disulfide