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    Were the vitamins discovered in order? If so, what happened to vitamins B3 to B5, B7 to B11 and Vitamins F to J?

    Question #44683. Asked by gmackematix. (Feb 26 04 1:49 AM)


    sequoianoir

    Vitamin B is a complex of several vitamins. The name arises because it was once considered a single vitamin, much like Vitamin C or Vitamin D. Since later research has shown it is in fact a complex of chemically distinct vitamins that happen to often coexist in the same foods, the name has gradually declined in use, being replaced by the generic term "the B vitamins", or by the specific names of each vitamin.

    Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine)
    Vitamin B-2, also Vitamin G (Riboflavin)
    Vitamin B-3, also Vitamin P or Vitamin PP (Niacin)
    Vitamin B-4 (Adenine)
    Vitamin B-5 (Pantothenic acid)
    Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine)
    Vitamin B-7, also Vitamin H (Biotin)
    Vitamin B-7* — more commonly called Vitamin I
    Vitamin B-8 (Ergadenylic Acid)
    Vitamin B-9, also Vitamin M (Folic acid)
    Vitamin B-10, also Vitamin R (Pteroylmonoglutamic acid mixed with other B vitamins)
    Vitamin B-11, also Vitamin S
    Vitamin B-12 (Cyanocobalamin)
    Vitamin B-13 (Pyrimidinecarboxylic Acid)
    Vitamin B-14 — a mixture of B-10 and B-11
    Vitamin B-15 (Pangamic acid)
    Vitamin B-16
    Vitamin B-17 (Amygdalin)
    Vitamin B-22, often claimed as an ingredient of Aloe vera extracts
    Vitamin B-c (Folic acid)
    Vitamin B-h (Inositol)
    Vitamin B-t (L-Carnitine)
    Vitamin B-w, another name for Vitamin B-7
    Vitamin B-x, also PABA (Para-Aminobenzoic acid)


    Feb 26 04, 6:15 AM
    sequoianoir

    Vitamin F was the designation originally given to essential fatty acids that the body cannot manufacture. They were "de-vitaminized" because they are fatty acids.

    http://www.innvista.com/health/nutrition/vitamins/bindex.htm


    [Feb 26 04 7:19 AM] sequoianoir writes:

    VITAMIN G is an obsolete term once used for riboflavin (as was Vitamin F).

    VITAMIN H is an obsolete name for biotin. It is also used to denote many of the sub-vitamin B complex such as Bc, BH, Bp, Bw, and Bx.

    VITAMIN I is a term sometimes used to denote Vitamin Bw and the now obsolete Vitamin B7. It is a possible internal combination of Vitamins A and E.

    VITAMIN J is also known as Vitamin C2 or Vitamin Bp

    Feb 26 04, 6:25 AM


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