{"id":8715,"date":"2016-11-06T12:54:19","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T16:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/?p=8715"},"modified":"2018-08-17T15:20:04","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T19:20:04","slug":"vitamin-b-function-in-the-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/index.php\/vitamin-b-function-in-the-body\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin B Function in the Body"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">Have you ever truly taken a look at the function that Vitamin B has in your body? Vitamin B6 serves as a cofactor in many reactions with enzymes. This means that the vitamin aides in the synthesis of five neurotransmitters, including serotonin. To learn more about the benefits and just what these vitamins do in your body, read more in this article.<\/p>\n<p>Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) is another vitamin that serves a cofactor in many important enzymatic reactions including: synthesis of five neurotransmitters, hemoglobin synthesis, breaking down amino acids, and others.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) is a distinctive yellow-colored compound that serves as a coenzyme of a family of enzymes known as flavoproteins. Flavoproteins carry out oxidation and reduction reactions, including parts of the electron transport chain in the mitochondria.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">Vitamin B3 (niacin) is a good example of an important cofactor in several enzymatic reactions. 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