Product Name: Vitamin H materials, biotin
CAS #: 58-85-5
Molecular Weight: 244.31
Formula: C10H16N2O3S
Quality Standard: USP30
Calculated on a dry drugs, biotin content between 97.5% -100.5%.
Features: Biotin is a white crystalline powder; very slightly soluble in water and ethanol, insoluble in other common organic solvents. In acid and neutral solutions moderate-intensity stable for a few days, less stable in alkaline solution.
Introduction:
Biotin, also known as vitamin H or coenzyme R, is a water-soluble B-vitamin (vitamin B7).
It is composed of a ureido (tetrahydroimidizalone) ring fused with a tetrahydrothiophene ring. A valeric acid substituent is attached to one of the carbon atoms of the tetrahydrothiophene ring. Biotin is a coenzyme for carboxylase enzymes, involved in the synthesis of fatty acids, isoleucine, and valine, and in gluconeogenesis.