Vitamin B7, also known as biotin, vitamin H or vitamin B8, is a water-soluble vitamin, required by all organisms. There are eight different forms of biotin, but only one of them, D-biotin, occurs naturally and has full vitamin activity.
Health Functions
A sufficient intake of vitamin B7 (biotin) is important as it helps the body to:
- convert food into glucose, which is used to produce energy
- produce fatty acids and amino acids (the building blocks of protein)
- activate protein/amino acid metabolism in the hair roots and fingernail cells.
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