Notes on Vitamins

Most people are simply unaware of what a vitamin is and its physiological importance.

A vitamin is the short form of the term “Vital Amine” which was coined about the discoveries of organic compounds and proteins that contained amine groups, which were deemed VITAL for metabolism and health.

What we think of today as vitamins are only a fraction of what was discovered and what is intended by the term.

The term "vital amine" refers to a type of organic compound known as a vitamin. Vitamins are essential nutrients that are required for the proper functioning of our bodies. "Vital amine" described the earliest discovered vitamins which were organic compounds containing an amine group.