Vitamin
thiamine pyrophosphate
thi·a·mine py·ro·phos·phate
Effect:
Cellular Activity Alteration
May Treat:
Alcoholic Neuropathy; Beriberi; Pellagra; Thiamine Deficiency; Wernicke Encephalopathy
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to thiamine pyrophosphate:
  • Biologically active form of thiamin and a cofactor for many oxidative decarboxylation reactions in carbohydrate metabolism.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The coenzyme form of Vitamin B1 present in many animal tissues. It is a required intermediate in the PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX and the KETOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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