Vitamins are essential for a healthy life. Compared to other nutrients, the body needs them in very small amounts. B vitamins, often known as vitamin complex, class of water-soluble vitamins with key functions cellular metabolism. Thiamine (vitamin B1), riboflavin B2), niacin B3), pantothenic acid B5), pyridoxine B6), biotin B7), folate B9), folic acid, and cobalamin B12) eight distinct that co...

BACKGROUND The concentration of total homocysteine (tHcy) is higher in newborns than in older children. Vitamin B-12 is the major determinant of tHcy in newborns. Maternal status of folate, vitamin B-12, and vitamin B-6 during pregnancy may affect the biochemical markers of these micronutrients in newborns. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to study the relation between concentrations of the metabo...