Czech J. Food Sci., 2007, 25(1):1-16 | DOI: 10.17221/736-CJFS

Biosynthesis of food constituents: Vitamins. 1. Fat-soluble vitamins - a review

Jan Velíšek, Karel Cejpek
Department of Food Chemistry and Analysis, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

This review article gives a survey of the generally accepted biosynthetic pathways that lead to fat-soluble vitamins (vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, the corresponding provitamins, and the closely related ubiquinones and plastoquinones) in animals, plants, and microorganisms. Extensively used are reaction schemes, sequences, and mechanisms with the enzymes involved, with detailed explanations using chemical principles and mechanisms.

Keywords: biosynthesis; vitamin A; vitamin D; vitamin E; vitamin K; retinal; 3,4-didehydroretinol; retinoids; 7-dehydrocholesterol; cholecalciferol; ergosterol; ergocalciferol; tocopherols; tocotrienols; ubiquinones; plastoquinones; phylloquinone; menaquinones

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