TABLE 5.
Sources and stock solution preparation of vitamins and minerals.
| Component | Format | Stock solution | Catalog # | Supplier |
| Chromium | CrCl3:6H2O | H2O | 27096 | Sigma-Aldrich |
| Cobalt | CoCl2:6H2O | H2O | C8661 | Sigma-Aldrich |
| Copper | CuSO4:5H2O | H2O | C7631 | Sigma-Aldrich |
| Iodine | NaI | H2O | A15480 | Alfa Aesar |
| Manganese | MnCl2:4H2O | H2O | M3634 | Sigma-Aldrich |
| Molybdenum | (NH4)6Mo7O24:4H2O | H2O | M1019 | Sigma-Aldrich |
| α-linolenic acid | CH3(CH2CH=CH)3(CH2)7CO2H | Ethanol | L2376 | Sigma-Aldrich |
| Thyroxine | 3,3′,5-Triiodo-L-thyronine sodium salt | 1M NaOH | T6397 | Sigma-Aldrich |
| Vitamin A | Retinoic acid | Ethanol | 44570 | Alfa Aesar |
| Vitamin B7 | D(+)Biotin | H2O | A14207 | Alfa Aesar |
| Vitamin B12 | Cyanocobalamin | H2O | V6629 | Sigma-Aldrich |
| Vitamin D | Calcitriol | Ethanol | S1466 | Selleck Chemicals |
| Vitamin E | (±)-A-Tocopherol | Ethanol | T3251 | Sigma-Aldrich |
| Vitamin K | Menaquinone (K2) | Ethanol | 47774 | Sigma-Aldrich |
| Zinc | ZnSO4:7H2O | H2O | 33399 | Alfa Aesar |