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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LSU
2002
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Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-0927102-135929/ |