Archives: Ingredients A-Z

Iodine

Iodine is an essential trace element required exclusively for the synthesis of thyroid hormones — thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)…

Pantothenic Acid

Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is a water-soluble vitamin that serves as the precursor to coenzyme A (CoA) and the acyl…

Biotin

Biotin (vitamin B7, formerly vitamin H) is a water-soluble vitamin that functions as a covalently bound prosthetic group for five…

Pyridoxine

Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) encompasses three interconvertible forms — pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine — all converted to the active coenzyme pyridoxal…

Selenium

Selenium is an essential trace element incorporated into proteins as the amino acid selenocysteine, the 21st proteinogenic amino acid [1].…

Calcium

Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body, with approximately 99% stored in bones and teeth as hydroxyapatite…

Cobalamin

Cobalamin (vitamin B12) is a water-soluble cobalt-containing vitamin essential for two enzymatic reactions in humans: methionine synthase (which regenerates methionine…

Folate

Folate (vitamin B9) is a water-soluble vitamin essential for one-carbon metabolism, DNA synthesis and repair, amino acid metabolism, and methylation…