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Introduction RDA Links and References Vitamin A Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Niacin (B3) Pantothenic Acid (B5) Vitamin B6 Biotin (B8) Folic Acid (B9) Vitamin B12 Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamin K

The thirteen vitamins, four fat soluble and eight water soluble, are organic compounds, generally from the diet, which are vital in small amounts for the life and health of humans and animals. The name 'vitamin' comes from the words 'vital' and 'amine' because the vitamins were originally thought to be amines. This site can be viewed with Internet Explorer and Netscape (although a few of the colours are different in Netscape!) with Javascript turned on. To view the 3D molecules on this site you will need the Chime plugin. Zoe Schnepp School of Chemistry University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1TS U.K. E-mail: zoeacs@hotmail.com CV: http://sis.bris.ac.uk/~zs0862/cv.html Homepage: http://sis.bris.ac.uk/~zs0862/home.html

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