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vitamin
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An organic substance that is distributed in foodstuffs, is distinct from the main organic components of food (protein, carbohydrate and fat) and is needed for the normal nutrition of the organism in question. The term "vitamines" (from vita + amines) was coined in 1912 by Casimir Funk, who believed that these compounds were amines.
Term info
Label
vitamin
Synonyms
- vitamina
- vitaminas
- vitamine
- vitamines
- vitamins
- vitaminum
EFO URI
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0001831
primary source
CHEBI_33229
term editor
James Malone
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