Wikipedia Commons Alcohol interferes with the intestinal absorption of thiamine ... 2455): Thiamine is a cofactor of several enzymes, including transketolase, pyruvate dehydrogenase, and alpha ...

Vitamin B deficiency is associated with other injuries in the CNS, such as alcohol ... as a cofactor. In turn, thiamine pyrophosphate acts as a coenzyme for the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex ...

Anti-malarial clue A new anti-malarial drug that stops the malaria parasite from using vitamin B1 is now plausible, say researchers. Pharmacologist, Dr Kevin Saliba, from the Australian National ...

Patients with AUD who were admitted for reasons other than alcohol withdrawal had both a numerically lower incidence and lower predicted probability of receiving thiamine than those admitted for ...