What is Thiamine? Thiamine Deficiency and Thiamine Deficiency Symptoms - 0 views
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Sourav RC on 26 Oct 10Thiamine is also called as Thiamin or Vitamin B1- it is a member of the Vitamin B family and it was first discovered by Umetaro Suzuki (a Japanese Scientist) in Japan. But in 1926, it was crystallized by Barend Coenraad Petrus Jansen and Willem Frederik Donath. Later in 1935, Robert Runnels Williams determined the chemical structure of it and named it as Thiamine. Thiamine plays a major role in the disease of Beriberi. This is a disease of muscular weakness, energy deprivation, and inactivity. Vitamin B1 or Thiamine is a water soluble vitamin helps to convert carbohydrates into glucose.
