Thiamine pyrophosphate

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thiamine /thi·a·mine/ (thi´ah-min) vitamin B1; a water-soluble component of the B vitamin complex, found particularly in pork, organ meats, legumes, nuts, and whole grain or enriched breads and cereals. The active form is thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), which serves as a coenzyme in various reactions. Deficiency can result in beriberi and is a factor in alcoholic neuritis and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Written also thiamin.

thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) the active form of thiamine, serving as a coenzyme in a variety of reactions, particularly in carbohydrate metabolism.

Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP)

The coenzyme containing thiamine that is essential in converting glucose to energy.

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