A- retinol, beta-carotene RDA- 5000 IU B1- Thiamine RDA - 1.5 mg B2- Riboflavin RDA - 1.7 mg B3- Niacin, Niacinamide, Nicotinic Acid RDA - 20 mg B4- Adenine RDA- not a vitamin for humans B5- Pantothenic Acid, pantethine RDA- 10 mg B6- pyridoxine RDA- 6 mg B7- same as vitamin I (later used to refer to Biotin) RDA- see Biotin B8- adenylic acid (ergadenylic acid) RDA- none B9- Folic Acid RDA-see folic acid B10 (factor R)- pteroylmonoglutamic acid RDA-none (essential in chicks) B11 (factor S)- mixture of other vitamins RDA- none (essential in chicks) B12- cyanocobalamin RDA-6 mcg B13- Orotic Acid RDA- none (occurs in whey, an anti-multiple sclerosis vitamin) B14- unknown RDA- none B15- pangamic acid, dimethylglycine RDA- none (50 mgs recommended) B16- unknown RDA- none B17- amygdalin, prunasin, cyanogenic glycosides. (anti-cancer factors containing cyanide) B22- unknown, exists according to Linda Clark Bc- folic acid RDA- 400 mcg Bh- Inositol RDA- none (occurs in lecithin) Bp- Choline RDA- none (occurs in lecithin) Bt- carnitine (in reality an amino acid) Bw- Biotin Bx - PABA RDA- none C- Ascorbic Acid RDA - 60 mgs D- ergosterol RDA- 400 IU E- a-tocopherol RDA- 30 IU F- Essential Fats (including linoleic acid) RDA- 1% of fat intake G- riboflavin (B2) H- biotin RDA- 300 mcg I- same as B7 J- choline K- menadione RDA- 25 mcg L1 (lactation factor)- ortho-aminobenzoic acid L2 (lactation factor)- adenyl thiomethylpentose M- Folic Acid N- thioctic acid, alpha-lipoic acid P- bioflavonoids P1 -rutin P2- hesperiden P4- troxerutin PP- niacin (i.e. pellagra-preventive) Q- soybean factor (believed to be necessary for healthy blood) R- old term for B10 S- B11 (also S, in some books, designates an anti-sterility factor in Kelp) T- mycoine ( vitamin T also designates a substance found in sesame seeds) U- methylmethioninesulfonium (anti-ulcer vitamin occuring in cabbage juice) V- nicotimamide adenine dinucleotide / NAD W- may be biotin X- the anti-aging vitamin (or any other unknown, i.e. "x" vitamin) Y- may be B6
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