General description
Biotin is also called as B complex vitamin. It is a bicyclic compound, which has a molecular weight of 244.31 Da. Biotin serves as an important cofactor for mammalian carboxylases. It is found within the cells in free and bound pools.
Application
Biotin has been used:
- as a M199 media supplement in in vitro culture system
- as a component of SATO serum free medium for the isolation of cortical oligodendrocyte precursors (OPCs)
- in biochemical precursors culture for de novo fatty acid synthesis
- as a component in aggregate culture media
Biochem/physiol Actions
Essential vitamin that is important for amino acid and energy metabolism, and fatty acid synthesis. It is a prosthetic group in four mammalian carboxylase families and facilitates the binding and transfer of carbon dioxide.
- UPC:
- 51281613
- Condition:
- New
- Weight:
- 1.00 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- WeightUOM:
- LB
- MPN:
- B4639-500MG
