VITAMIN SYNONYMS

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A1 Retinol

B1 Thiamine

B2 Riboflavin

B3 Niacin, Nicotinic acid

B4 Adenine

B5 Pantothenic acid

B6 Pyridoxine

B12 Cobalamin, Cyanocobalamin,

Hydroxycobalamin

B15 Pangamic acid

B17 Laetrile, Amygdalin

Bc Folic acid, Pteroylglutamic acid

Bt Carnitine

Bx p-Aminobenzoic acid

C Ascorbic acid

D2 Ergocalciferol, Calciferol

E Tocopherol

F Essential fatty acids belonging

to the linoleic acid family

G Riboflavin

H Biotin

K1 Phytomenadione, Phytonadione

K2 Vitamin K3, Menaquinone

L Vitamin L1, O-Aminobenzoic acid

M Folic acid

P Rutin, Bioflavinoids

PP Nicotinamide, Niacinamide

Q Does not exist

T Tegotin, Termitin, Torutilin,

Temina, Factor T

U 3-amino-3-carboxypropyl

dimethylsulfonium Cl or Br

REFERENCES

Reynolds JEF (Ed): Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 28th ed. The

Pharmaceutical Press, London, UK, 1982.

Windholz M, Budavari S, Blumetti RE et al (Eds): Merck Index, 10th ed.

Merck & Co, Rahway, NJ, 1983.