Chemistry:Vitamin B1 analogue
From HandWiki
Vitamin B1 analogues are analogues of vitamin B1, thiamine. They typically have improved bioavailability relative to thiamine itself, and are used to treat conditions caused by vitamin B1 deficiency. These conditions include beriberi, Korsakoff's syndrome, Wernicke's encephalopathy and diabetic neuropathy.
List of vitamin B1 analogues
Vitamin B1 analogues include:[1]
See also
- B vitamins
- Thiamine pyrophosphate, a thiamine derivative
References
- ↑ Martindale, William (1993). The Extra Pharmacopoeia. Pharmaceutical Press. p. 1053. ISBN 978-0-85369-300-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=EGZWAAAAYAAJ.
- ↑ "Protective role of benfotiamine, a fat-soluble vitamin B1 analogue, in lipopolysaccharide-induced cytotoxic signals in murine macrophages". Free Radical Biology & Medicine 48 (10): 1423–34. May 2010. doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.02.031. PMID 20219672.