Biotin

Introduction: Biotin

Description of Biotin

Biotin: Hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-thieno(3,4-d)imidazole-4-pentanoic acid. Growth factor present in minute amounts in every living cell. It occurs mainly bound to proteins or polypeptides and is abundant in liver, kidney, pancreas, yeast, and milk. The biotin content of cancerous tissue is higher than that of normal tissue.
Source: Diseases Database

Biotin: water-soluble, enzyme cofactor present in minute amounts in every living cell; occurs mainly bound to proteins or polypeptides and is abundant in liver, kidney, pancreas, yeast, and milk.
Source: CRISP

Biotin: A water-soluble, enzyme co-factor present in minute amounts in every living cell. It occurs mainly bound to proteins or polypeptides and is abundant in liver, kidney, pancreas, yeast, and milk.
Source: MeSH 2007

Biotin: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Biotin:

• Span
• Class
• Isomer
• Component
• Vitamin
• Complex
• Avidin
• Biologic
• Small
• Small syndrome

Biotin: Treatments

Biotin (treatment): Type of Vitamin supplements.

More information on treatment: Vitamin supplements:

• Vitamin supplements

Terms associated with Biotin:

Terms Similar to Biotin:

• Coenzyme R
• Vitamin H

Source: Diseases Database

• Vitamin H

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Avidin
• Biotinidase Deficiency
• Holocarboxylase Synthetase Deficiency
• Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Biotin

• Imidazoles
• Coenzymes

Source - MeSH 2007

• cofactor
• thiophene
• vitamin B complex

Source - CRISP

The term Biotin can be used for:

• coenzyme R
• streptavidin
• vitamin H

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Biotin

The following list attempts to classify Biotin into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring
    • Azoles
      • Imidazoles
        • Biotin

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Enzymes and Coenzymes
  • Coenzymes
    • Biotin

External links related to: Biotin

• biotin - General Practice Notebook

Source: Diseases Database

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