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Determination of cobalamin (Vitamin B12) in selected microalgae and cyanobacter...
Santos, A. J. M.; Khemiri, S.; Simões, Sara; Prista, Catarina; Sousa, Isabel; Raymundo, AnabelaIn the scope of vegetarian diets, cobalamin (CBL or vitamin B12) remains a particular concern, as it is mostly absent from natural, vegetarian foods. As such, vegetarians must rely on supplementation or enriched food products, to fulfil their recommended daily intake of the vitamin. The potential of microalgae is of extreme importance in this context, given the fact that they may absorb exogenous CBL and displa...
The importance, prevalence and determination of vitamins B6 and B12 in food mat...
Santos, A.J.M.; Khemiri, S.; Simões, Sara; Prista, Catarina; Sousa, Isabel; Raymundo, AnabelaVitamins are a vast group of fundamental organic compounds, which are not produced by the human body but are essential for the living organisms’ good health. Vitamins B6 and B12 belong to the same group of hydrophilic vitamins. Structurally unrelated, they share the same purpose as essential components for normal cellular operation, growth and development. Vitamin B6 is an enzymatic co-factor that is vital for ...