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The role of the coenzymes of the B complex vitamins and amino acids in muscle metabolism and balanced nutrition

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Conclusion

1. The system of amino acids and coenzymes of the B Complex is necessary for the formation of the respiratory enzymes on which we depend for energy and growth.

2. The synthetic vitamins represent only one element of this system and alone are biologically inactive.

3. Precisely those patients who need vitamins are the ones most likely to be lacking the amino acids and adenylic acid necessary for the formation of the coenzymes.

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Ruskin, S.L. The role of the coenzymes of the B complex vitamins and amino acids in muscle metabolism and balanced nutrition. Jour. D. D. 13, 110–122 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03003572

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