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Detecting Biotin Deficiency

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Biotin is an essential element in humans required as a prosthetic group for carboxylase enzymes such as acetyl-CoA carboxylase I and II, pyruvate carboxylase, methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase and proprionyl-CoA carboxylase. Deficiency of biotin results in hallucinations, depression, muscle pain localised paresthaesia … Continue reading →

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