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This is the Vitamin Tierlist - vitamins play many important roles in our bodies and the biochemistry that vitamins do is pretty neat!
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0:00 Intro
2:45 sponsor
4:43 A
11:34 B1
17:24 B2
19:56 B3
22:45 B5
24:30 B6
27:09 B7
28:24 B9
30:29 B12
31:47 C
35:48 D
38:09 E
41:38 K
*Team*
Writer/Producer - That Chemist (Joey)
Editor/Animator - ReformLabs
Research/Production Assistant - Exergonick
Technical Lead - Polygorg (Georg)
3D Systems Engineer - Robot Chicken
*Acknowledgements*
This video was made possible with help from several members of the TC Discord Community, especially Gocker (protein modelling expertise) & Ballerene (biochemistry expertise). Also @ExplosionsAndFire !
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*References*
Neurotoxin Tierlist youtu.be/6fuCYXU4McQ
Medicosis (corn tortillas) youtu.be/lPaU1ToTKz4?t=592
Vitamin B12 part 1 youtube.com/watch?v=YvEB05xdAy4
Vitamin B12 part 2 youtube.com/watch?v=AVi_awjWaP4
@MedicosisPerfectionalis youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYcLrRDaR8_dKo6Nu1Dw1efJGkDpuZGEy
General nutrient information ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554545
First vitamins doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1588.
Essential Nutrient an overview sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/essential-nutrient
Early vitamin paper doi.org/10.1246/NIKKASHI1880.32.4.
Fat Soluble Vitamins ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534869
Water Soluble Vitamins ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538510
Vitamin K ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminK-HealthProfessional
Vitamin A and Carotenoids ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminA-HealthProfessional
Vitamin A and retinoid signaling ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3679380
Consequences of Vitamin A Deficiency doi.org/10.3390/IJMS21155570
Vitamin A Toxicity ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532916
The Golden Rice Project goldenrice.org
Thiamine ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Thiamin-HealthProfessional
Dry Beriberi in a Man doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-409
Beriberi. doi.org/10.1016/0306-9877(95)90115-9
Relevance of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jo300745e
Thiamine Pyrophosphate an overview sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/thiamine-pyrophosphate
Riboflavin ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Riboflavin-HealthProfessional
Niacin ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Niacin-HealthProfessional
Nixtamalization sciencedirect.com/topics/food-science/nixtamalization
Nicotinic Acid Deficiency an overview sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/nicotinic-acid-deficiency
Pantothenic Acid ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/PantothenicAcid-HealthProfessional
Vitamin B6 ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB6-HealthProfessional
Biotin ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Biotin-HealthProfessional
Folate ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Folate-HealthProfessional
Vitamin B12 ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB12-HealthProfessional
Vitamin C ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-HealthProfessional
Vitamin D ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional
Vitamin E ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Vitamine-HealthProfessional
Vitamin K ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamink-healthprofessional
Vitamin digestion and absorption - kegg.jp/pathway/map04977
Biosynthesis of cofactors - kegg.jp/pathway/map0124
Pathway information:
Vitamin A Retinol kegg.jp/pathway/map00830
Vitamin B1 Thiamine kegg.jp/pathway/map00730
Vitamin B2 Riboflavin kegg.jp/pathway/map00740
Vitamin B3 Niacin kegg.jp/pathway/map00760+C00153
Vitamin B5 Pantothenic Acid Beta alanine metabolism kegg.jp/pathway/map00410
CoA synthesis kegg.jp/pathway/map00770
Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine kegg.jp/pathway/map00750
Vitamin B7 Biotin kegg.jp/pathway/map00780
Vitamin B9 Folate/folic acid kegg.jp/pathway/map00790
Vitamin B12 Cobalamin kegg.jp/pathway/map00860+M00122
Vitamin C Ascorbic acid kegg.jp/pathway/map0005
Glutathione kegg.jp/pathway/map00480
Vitamin D steroid biosynthesis kegg.jp/pathway/map0010
Vitamin E Tocopherol kegg.jp/pathway/map00130+M00112
kegg.jp/pathway/map01110+M00112
Vitamin K Phytonadione kegg.jp/pathway/map00130+M00932
Relevant human Proteins found in RCSB PDB RCSB.org 10.1093/nar/28.1.235
And predicted proteins found at uniprot.org
Thanks to Bespoke Post for sponsoring this video! New subscribers get 20% off their first box of awesome — go to bespokepost.com/thatchemist20 and enter code THATCHEMIST20 at checkout.
This is the Vitamin Tierlist - vitamins play many important roles in our bodies and the biochemistry that vitamins do is pretty neat!
Support the Channel on Patreon - patreon.com/thatchemist
Join the Community Discord! - discord.gg/thatchemist
0:00 Intro
2:45 sponsor
4:43 A
11:34 B1
17:24 B2
19:56 B3
22:45 B5
24:30 B6
27:09 B7
28:24 B9
30:29 B12
31:47 C
35:48 D
38:09 E
41:38 K
*Team*
Writer/Producer - That Chemist (Joey)
Editor/Animator - ReformLabs
Research/Production Assistant - Exergonick
Technical Lead - Polygorg (Georg)
3D Systems Engineer - Robot Chicken
*Acknowledgements*
This video was made possible with help from several members of the TC Discord Community, especially Gocker (protein modelling expertise) & Ballerene (biochemistry expertise). Also @ExplosionsAndFire !
_________
*References*
Neurotoxin Tierlist youtu.be/6fuCYXU4McQ
Medicosis (corn tortillas) youtu.be/lPaU1ToTKz4?t=592
Vitamin B12 part 1 youtube.com/watch?v=YvEB05xdAy4
Vitamin B12 part 2 youtube.com/watch?v=AVi_awjWaP4
@MedicosisPerfectionalis youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYcLrRDaR8_dKo6Nu1Dw1efJGkDpuZGEy
General nutrient information ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554545
First vitamins doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1588.
Essential Nutrient an overview sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/essential-nutrient
Early vitamin paper doi.org/10.1246/NIKKASHI1880.32.4.
Fat Soluble Vitamins ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK534869
Water Soluble Vitamins ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538510
Vitamin K ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminK-HealthProfessional
Vitamin A and Carotenoids ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminA-HealthProfessional
Vitamin A and retinoid signaling ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3679380
Consequences of Vitamin A Deficiency doi.org/10.3390/IJMS21155570
Vitamin A Toxicity ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532916
The Golden Rice Project goldenrice.org
Thiamine ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Thiamin-HealthProfessional
Dry Beriberi in a Man doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-409
Beriberi. doi.org/10.1016/0306-9877(95)90115-9
Relevance of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jo300745e
Thiamine Pyrophosphate an overview sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/thiamine-pyrophosphate
Riboflavin ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Riboflavin-HealthProfessional
Niacin ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Niacin-HealthProfessional
Nixtamalization sciencedirect.com/topics/food-science/nixtamalization
Nicotinic Acid Deficiency an overview sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/nicotinic-acid-deficiency
Pantothenic Acid ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/PantothenicAcid-HealthProfessional
Vitamin B6 ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB6-HealthProfessional
Biotin ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Biotin-HealthProfessional
Folate ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Folate-HealthProfessional
Vitamin B12 ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminB12-HealthProfessional
Vitamin C ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-HealthProfessional
Vitamin D ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional
Vitamin E ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Vitamine-HealthProfessional
Vitamin K ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamink-healthprofessional
Vitamin digestion and absorption - kegg.jp/pathway/map04977
Biosynthesis of cofactors - kegg.jp/pathway/map0124
Pathway information:
Vitamin A Retinol kegg.jp/pathway/map00830
Vitamin B1 Thiamine kegg.jp/pathway/map00730
Vitamin B2 Riboflavin kegg.jp/pathway/map00740
Vitamin B3 Niacin kegg.jp/pathway/map00760+C00153
Vitamin B5 Pantothenic Acid Beta alanine metabolism kegg.jp/pathway/map00410
CoA synthesis kegg.jp/pathway/map00770
Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine kegg.jp/pathway/map00750
Vitamin B7 Biotin kegg.jp/pathway/map00780
Vitamin B9 Folate/folic acid kegg.jp/pathway/map00790
Vitamin B12 Cobalamin kegg.jp/pathway/map00860+M00122
Vitamin C Ascorbic acid kegg.jp/pathway/map0005
Glutathione kegg.jp/pathway/map00480
Vitamin D steroid biosynthesis kegg.jp/pathway/map0010
Vitamin E Tocopherol kegg.jp/pathway/map00130+M00112
kegg.jp/pathway/map01110+M00112
Vitamin K Phytonadione kegg.jp/pathway/map00130+M00932
Relevant human Proteins found in RCSB PDB RCSB.org 10.1093/nar/28.1.235
And predicted proteins found at uniprot.org
