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Archaea

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Single-celled organisms lacking nuclei (prokaryotes), formerly called archaebacteria, but now known to differ fundamentally from bacteria - One of the three highest-level Domains of organisms - Initially only found as extremophiles, now found nearly everywhere

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Prokaryote

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An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles - Both archaea y bacteria are prokaryotic organisms, as opposed to eukaryotes - All the intracellular water-soluble components (proteins, DNA y metabolites) are located together in the cytoplasm enclosed by the cell membrane

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B Vitamins (8)

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B1 - Thiamine
B2 - Riboflavin
B3 - Niacin
B5 - Pantothenic Acid
B6 - Pyridoxine
B7 - Biotin
B9 - Folic Acid
B12 - Cobalamin
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Essential amino acids (9)

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Amino acids that can’t be synthesized by human body, y thus must be supplied in the diet - Phenylalanine, valine, threonine, tryptophan, methionine, leucine, isoleucine, lysine, y histidine

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