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Biotin

Definition

A water-soluble B-complex vitamin involved in carbon dioxide transfer. It is essential to the metabolism of carbohydrate and fat, and is present in many foods, like milk, liver, kidney, yeast and egg yolks.

Once known as vitamin H.

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