What Does Thiamine Mean?
Thiamine also known as thiamin or vitamin B1 is basically a colourless compound. It holds the chemical formula C12H17N4OS. It is also very much soluble in water and insoluble alcohol. This decomposes if it is heated in any way. This chemical structure comprises of pyrimidine ring and a thiazole ring. This was discovered in the year 1910 by Umetaro Suzuki in Japan. This chemical composition was very first reported by Robert R. Williams in the year 1935. He was also infact the man to coin this word. There are three derivatives of thiamine phosphate are thiamine monophosphate (ThMP), thiamine diphosphate (ThDP) and thiamine triphosphate (ThTP).
