Biological systems are regulated in a time and context dependent manner by various homeostatic processes which actively maintain metabolic equilibrium at various levels. These chemical processes are mediated by a diverse array of chemical mediators, for instance, neurotransmitters, local regulators, hormones etc. Hormones are chemical signals secreted into the body fluids, most often into the [...]
Vitamin B6 is vital to normal body function as it is involved in starting reactions involving substances called amino acids. It is a real team player as well. When processed in combination with vitamin B12 and folic acid, B6 can help prevent and fight heart disease as it can help to process homocysteine, a substance [...]
Vitamins are a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism. Vitamin B complex, originally thought to be a single vitamin, has now been separated into several B vitamins:
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
Vitamin B3 (niacin)
Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
Vitamin B7 (biotin)
Vitamin B9 (folic acid)
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)
These vitamins display an interplay of [...]
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