Thiamine Deficiency and Benfotiamine Therapy in Brain Diseases

Vitamin B1 (aneurin, thiamine) is a hydrosoluble vitamin that is crucial for the metabolism of glucose and is essential for the normal growth and development of the organism, as well as for the normal function of body systems such as digestive, cardiovascular and nervous system, both central (CNS) and peripheral (PNS), and also stimulates the brain and improves the psycho-emotional state [1]. Chemically, vitamin B1 consists of a pyrimidine ring (2,5-dimethyl6-aminopyridine) and a thiazoline ring (4-methyl-5-hydroxyethyl thiazole) which are linked by a methylene bridge [2].

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research

• Publication date

  2019-05-08

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.34297/AJBSR.2019.03.000621
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