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What is Vit B1 is a cofactor for and explain in detail?
Vit B1 is a cofactor for Transketolase. Transketolase: The second group of enzymes that use TPP as co-enzyme are the transketolases, in the hexose monophosphate shunt pathway of glucose the main role is in carbohydrate metabolism Ref: DM Vasudevan - Textbook of Biochemistry, 8th edition, page no: 467