Vitamins of Group B

Generality

The term vitamins derives from the term "amines of life", by virtue of the "metabolic importance that these molecules have for the organism. The B vitamins are eight and represent most of the water-soluble vitamins which, including ascorbic acid (vitamin C), are nine in total.
They are B vitamins:

• Vitamin B1
• Vitamin B2
• Vitamin B3 or PP
• Vitamin B5
• Vitamin B6
• Vitamin B8 or H
• Vitamin Bc or folate
• Vitamin B12

The B vitamins perform numerous functions, all different and essential for the human organism; their intake with the diet should be constantly adequate and, despite being molecules mostly stored in the liver, in maintaining the state of health the their intake must first respect the recommended rations and secondly also individual needs.