Biotin (B7)

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Biotin is …

  • sulfur containing

  • has two forms…

    1) biotin (free form)

    2) biocytin (bitoin bound to lysine)

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B7 coenzyme

  • Biotin/B7 is a coezyme by ITSELF

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Sources

  • widely distrubuted in very small amounts

  • found in meat, egg yolk

  • bacteria in the body actually synthesizes it

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B7 deficency

  • is extremely rare

  • causes dermatitis, hair loss, and damaged hooves

  • some infants lack biotindase which helps bioton break down

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