Vitamin B1

DSM ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS

B group vitamins act as coenzymes on different metabolic pathways and, in many biochemical reactions multiple B-group vitamins are involved at the same time. Their presence is fundamental for the normal functioning of the organism.

Vitamin B1 (thiamine): where the vitamin history started

Thiamine was the firts vitamin to be identified in 1912. Thiamine as coenzyme is involved in more than 20 enzymatic reactions and plays a critical role in the production of energy from food in the carbohydrate metabolism. It is  also a linking factor between carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. Thiamine recommendations increase when the main energy source supplied by the feed is carbohydrate.

For more information on DSM Vitamin Supplementation Guidelines.

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DSM Product Content (min.) Formulation Technology Application
ROVIMIX® B1 98% (980 g/kg) Fine crystalline powder Mash, Pellet, Expansion, Extrusion

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Main functions:

  • Coenzyme in several enzymatic reactions
  • Carbohydrate metabolism (conversion of glucose into energy)
  • Involved in ATP, DNA and RNA production
  • Synthesis of acetylcholine, essential in transmission of nervous impulses

Deficiency symptoms:

  • Loss of appetite up to anorexia
  • Reduced growth rate
  • Neuropathies (polyneuritis with neck twisting)
  • General muscle weakness, poor leg coordination
  • Embryo mortality
  • Fatty degeneration and necrosis of heath fibers (cardiac failure)
  • Mucosal inflammation

Main functions:

  • Coenzyme in several enzymatic reactions
  • Carbohydrate metabolism (conversion of glucose into energy)
  • Involved in ATP, DNA and RNA production
  • Synthesis of acetylcholine, essential in transmission of nervous impulses

Deficiency symptoms:

  • Loss of appetite up to anorexia and vomiting
  • Reduced growth rate
  • Neuropathies (polioencephalomalacia-PEM), general muscle weakness, poor leg coordination
  • Fatty degeneration and necrosis of heath fibers (cardiac failure)
  • Mucosal inflammation with gastrointestinal malfunction

Main functions:

  • Coenzyme in several enzymatic reactions
  • Carbohydrate metabolism (conversion of glucose into energy)
  • Involved in ATP, DNA and RNA production
  • Synthesis of acetylcholine, essential in transmission of nervous impulses

Deficiency symptoms:

  • Loss of appetite up to anorexia
  • Growth retardation
  • Neuropathies and general muscle weakness
  • Poor leg coordination
  • Mucosal inflammation

Main functions:

  • Coenzyme in about 25 enzymatic reactions
  • Carbohydrate metabolism (conversion of glucose into energy)
  • Involved in ATP, DNA and RNA production
  • Synthesis of acetylcholine, essential in transmission of nervous impulses

Deficiency symptoms:

  • Growth retardation
  • Loss of appetite up to anorexia
  • Peripheral and central neuropathies
  • Muscle weakness
  • Hemorrhage
  • Hyperirritability
  • Loss of equilibrium
  • Skin: depigmentation, dark skin coloration
  • Tetany

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