Thiamine

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Thiamine (Vitamin B1) is a B complex vitamin important in the metabolism of energy from carbohydrates, the production of RNA and DNA, and nerve function.

Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) is part of the conversion of acetyl coenzyme A (CoA).

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One very small study found decreased functional status of several B vitamins including pyridoxine, riboflavin and thiamine.[1]

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  1. Heap, L. C.; Peters, T. J.; Wessely, S. (April 1, 1999), "Vitamin B Status in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome", Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 92 (4): 183–185, doi:10.1177/014107689909200405, ISSN 0141-0768, PMID 10450194, retrieved November 9, 2016