Despite this program, by the mid-1930s, white schools in the South were worth, per student, more than five times what black schools were worth per student (in majority-black Mississippi, this ratio was more than 13 to one).
There is no vitamin B17. The term is inaccurately applied to laetrile, a discredited cancer drug, and amygdalin, the natural substance from which laetrile is made. Amygdalin occurs in the seeds of apricot, peaches, and almonds.
A: Biotin, also known as vitamin B7, is a water soluble B vitamin. Biotin is required, by the body, for cell growth, metabolism of fats and amino acids and the production of fatty acids. Biotin helps with numerous metabolic reactions.: Biotin is a water soluble B-vitamin (B7). It is essential for good nail and hair growth. Biotin is involved the biochemical metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and fats into energy. It also plays a part in the synthesis of fatty acids.