A water-soluble, enzyme co-factor present in minute amounts in every living cell. It occurs mainly bound to proteins or polypeptides and is abundant in liver, kidney, pancreas, yeast, and milk.
Synonyms: Medobiotin, Biotin-Ratiopharm, Biotin Hermes, Gelfert, Biotin, Biotine Roche, Deacura, Gabunat, Biotin, Rombellin, 6SO6U10H04, Roche, Biotine, 0, Medebiotin, Biotin Ratiopharm, 1H-Thieno(3,4-d)imidazole-4-pentanoic acid, hexahydro-2-oxo-, (3aS-(3aalpha,4beta,6aalpha))-, Biotin Gelfert, Hermes, Biotin, Vitamin H, Biokur, Biodermatin
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/ther use: coordinate disease with /drug ther, not /diet ther; deficiency: coordinate BIOTIN /defic (IM) with VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY (IM)
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D001710