This vitamin was first isolated from egg yolk in 1935, and is found in a wide variety of combined forms, both in animal and plant tissues. In animals it is stored in the liver. Biotin comes from bios, the Greek word for life. This is an interesting member of the B vitamin family. It is found in many foods, including liver, soy products, nuts, oats, rice, barley, legumes, cauliflower, and whole wheat.
I also know that it is produced directly in our digestive system and we can absorb it from this source. However, antibiotics and intestinal disorders can disrupt its normal production.
The properties of biotin, as a co-enzyme, allow it to participate in processes in which carbohydrates and proteins are metabolized to release the energy contained in them and to participate in the production of prostaglandins from essential fatty acids. .
This high-potency supplement offers a full 500μg of biotin per capsule, a level that would be hard to find in any multi-vitamin. It is made in the UK under strict GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing standards.
Biotin contributes to the process that releases energy from food and to the normal maintenance of the skin, hair and mucous membranes. It also supports normal psychological function, the nervous system and the metabolism of macronutrients.
