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Advances through research and study in the field of science are crucial to developing all kinds of facilities for humans, as well as to gain in-depth knowledge of diseases or ways to improve life through diet or the body's requirements. Vitamin B1 is, in a way, a facilitator, although a theory that was previously considered certain has now been confirmed, even though many thought it was impossible.
The origin of the theory goes back 67 years and it is a revolution that could shed more light on the moment of drug manufacture in a more natural and organic way, which contributes especially to ecology.
All this is thanks to the stabilization of a molecule known as a carbene, which is a specific type of water-reactive atom with six valence electrons. This is also important to understand the significance of the discovery, since carbon is considered to be stable only with eight electrons.
The crucial breakthrough with vitamin B1
Several decades ago, scientists developed the theory that vitamin B1 would be able to develop something similar to carbene in the human body, which would make it possible for certain vital reactions to take place.
A group of researchers has now achieved a stable carbene in water, isolated it, sealed it in a tube and observed it. "This is the first time a stable carbene has been observed in water," explains Vincent Lavallo, professor of chemistry at the University of California, Riverside. "Some thought it was a wacky idea. But it turns out Breslow was right."
"We were creating these reactive molecules to explore their chemistry, not to follow a historical theory. But it turns out that our work confirmed exactly what Breslow proposed so many years ago," says Varun Raviprolu.