Chemicals and Drugs

Provitamins

Precursor forms of vitamins.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Precursor forms of vitamins.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Vitamin Precursors
  • Precursor, Vitamin
  • Precursors, Vitamin
  • Provitamin
  • Vitamin Precursor

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Aspects Covered

28 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

2017

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Tree Numbers

  1. D27.505.696.494w.600w.354w
  2. G07.203.300w.681w.500w.600w.500w
  3. J02.500w.681w.500w.600w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Provitamins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000072664. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000072664
  2. Provitamins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provitamin
  3. Provitamins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423960