DS Haven In Light Of Things
Researchers discovered something unusual when thiamine interacted with sulfur compounds in garlic. It formed allithiamine, a thiamine derivative capable of crossing cell membranes differently from ordinary B1. This clip explains why that discovery mattered, how it allowed thiamine to bypass normal transport limitations, and why getting B1 into the cells and brain more efficiently became such an important part of thiamine research.
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