Vitamin B1

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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.

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dsm-firmenich 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

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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 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