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531495 
Journal Article 
Review 
Biosynthesis of food constituents: Vitamins. 2. Water-soluble vitamins: Part 2 - a review 
Velisek, J; Cejpek, K 
2007 
25 
3 
101-118 
English 
This review article gives a survey of the biosynthetic pathways that lead to water-soluble vitamins in microorganisms, plants and some animals. The biosynthetic pathways leading to some the B-group vitamins (biotin, folacin, cobalamins) and to vitamin C are described in detail using reaction schemes and mechanisms with enzymes involved and detailed explanations based on chemical principles and mechanisms. 
biosynthesis; B-group vitamins; biotin; folates; folic acid; cobalamins; vitamin B-12; vitamin C; L-ascorbic acid; D-erythro-ascorbic acid; l-ascorbic-acid; molecular-mechanics; biotin biosynthesis; force-field; amino-acids; plants; pathways