BIOCHEMISTRYANDMOLECULARBIOLOGY3.Water-soluble vitaminsBeriberi is a nervous system ailment caused by athiamine deficiency (deficiency of vitamin B1) in thediet. Thiamine is involved in the breakdown of energymolecules such as glucose and is also found onthemembranes of neurons.Symptoms of beriberi includesevere lethargy and fatigue, together with complicationsaffectingthecardiovascular,nervous,muscular,andgastrointestinal systems.Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,Medicine School
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medicine School BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 3. Water-soluble vitamins Beriberi is a nervous system ailment caused by a thiamine deficiency (deficiency of vitamin B1) in the diet. Thiamine is involved in the breakdown of energy molecules such as glucose and is also found on the membranes of neurons. Symptoms of beriberi include severe lethargy and fatigue, together with complications affecting the cardiovascular, nervous, muscular, and gastrointestinal systems
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medicine School BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 3. Water-soluble vitamins
BIOCHEMISTRYANDMOLECULARBIOLOGY3.Water-solublevitaminsChristiaanEijkmanSirFrederickGowlandHopkinsTheNobelPrize inPhysiology orMedicine 1929was dividedequally between Christiaan Eijkman "for his discovery of theantineuritic vitamin" and Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins "for hisdiscovery ofthegrowth-stimulating vitamins"Department of Biochemistryand Molecular Biology,Medicine School
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medicine School BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 3. Water-soluble vitamins The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1929 was divided equally between Christiaan Eijkman "for his discovery of the antineuritic vitamin" and Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins "for his discovery of the growth-stimulating vitamins". Christiaan Eijkman Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins