The Synthesis of Biotin Derivatives and Their Bioactivity

Biotin is an essential growth factor found in all living cells. It functions as a cofactor for a group of coenzymes that catalyze transcarboxylation, decarboxylation, and carboxylation reactions. Acetyl CoA carboxylase catalyzes the first committed and regulated step in fatty acid synthesis in which...

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Main Author: Johnson, Latisha Chanette
Other Authors: Robert Strongin
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2002
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-0927102-135929/