Thiamine is metabolized into an essential cofactor for several enzymes. Here we show that oxythiamine, a thiamine analog, inhibits proliferation of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in vitro ...

Thiamine, vitamin B 1, was isolated in 1926 and synthesized in 1936. Its importance for preventing illness was known as early as the turn of the century. Thiamine requirements are related to energy ...

Riboswitches are untranslated regions of messenger RNA, which adopt alternate structures depending on the binding of specific metabolites. Such conformational switching regulates the expression of ...

In bacteria, many genes involved in the biosynthesis of cofactors such as thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) are regulated by riboswitches, regions in the 5' end of mRNAs to which the cofactor binds, ...

A NUMBER of biochemical tests have been designed and employed to aid in the overall assessment of the nutritional state of patients thought to be suffering from a vitamin deprivation. Many of these ...

Thiamine, also known as vitamin B1, helps the body turn food into energy. It’s found in poultry, beans, fortified breads, and more. It’s also found in multivitamins or as an individual supplement.

Thiamine (vitamin B1) is one of the eight essential B vitamins. Though rare in places with food and supplements, vitamin B1 deficiency can occur with some medical conditions. Symptoms range from ...