Novel form of vitamin discovered in Japan

A novel 14th form of vitamin was discovered by the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) led by Kato research team, which was 55 years after Umetaro Suzuki isolated Oryzanin, or vitamin B1, from rice bran in 1910 for the first time in the world.

This vitamin is being referred to pyrrolo quinoline quinone (PQQ) contained in pimento and natto (fermented soy beans in Japan) and be...