Application

Biotin has been used:as a M199 media supplement in in vitro culture systemas a component of SATO serum free medium for the isolation of cortical oligodendrocyte precursors (OPCs)in biochemical precursors culture for de novo fatty acid synthesisas 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.

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.

Packaging

100, 500 mg in poly bottle

1, 5 g in poly bottle