Biotin has gained commercial popularity for its claimed benefits on healthy hair and nail growth yet there is limited research to support its effectiveness. For the first time, Biosyntia demonstrates the effect of biotin on endogen ceramide production
Biotin, also known as vitamin B7 or vitamin H, has gained commercial popularity for its claimed benefits on healthy hair and nail growth. Yet despite its reputation, there is limited research to support the effectiveness of biotin in healthy individuals.
While biotin is readily found in food, however, congenital or acquired biotin deficiency can happen. Typical signs of biotin deficiency include alopecia, eczematous skin rashes, seborrheic dermatitis, showing that biotin has a fundamental role in ensuring skin integrity and beauty.
Biotin serves as a cofactor for a number of carboxylases, such as 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase in the leucine catabolic pathway, propionyl-CoA carboxylase in the valine catabolic pathway, and acetyl-CoA carboxylase, the rate-limiting enzyme for fatty acid synthesis.
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