Journal article
Vitamin B biosynthesis in plants
Phytochemistry (Oxford), Vol.68(14), pp.1904-1921
2007
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/110398
PMID: 17512961
Abstract
The B vitamins, water-soluble cofactors and their derivatives, are essential nutrients in the human diet.
The vitamin B complex comprises water-soluble enzyme cofactors and their derivatives that are essential contributors to diverse metabolic processes in plants as well as in animals and microorganisms. Seven vitamins form this complex: B
1 (thiamin (
1)), B
2 (riboflavin (
2)), B
3 (niacin (
3)), B
5 (pantothenic acid (
4)), B
6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxal (
5), and pyridoxamine), B
8 (biotin (
6)), and B
9 (folate (
7)). All seven B vitamins are required in the human diet for proper nutrition because humans lack enzymes to synthesize these compounds
de novo. This review aims to summarize the present knowledge of vitamin B biosynthesis in plants.
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- Title
- Vitamin B biosynthesis in plants
- Creators
- Sanja Roje - Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, 299 Clark Hall, Pullman, WA 99164, United States
- Publication Details
- Phytochemistry (Oxford), Vol.68(14), pp.1904-1921
- Academic Unit
- Biological Chemistry, Institute of
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Identifiers
- 99900547007701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article