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DRI Dietary Reference Intakes: For Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline
C
Système International d’Unités
In the text of this report, the Système International d’Unités (SI units) are presented for hematological and clinical chemistry values, with traditional units in parentheses. The conversion factors for hematological and clinical chemistry values are given in Table C-1.
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DRI Dietary Reference Intakes: For Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline
TABLE C-1 Factors Used to Convert Between Traditional Units and the Système International d’Unités (SI Units)
Nutrient
Traditional Unit
Conversion Factor
SI Unit
Molecular Weight
Thiamin
µg/24h
0.003324468
µmol/d
300.8
Thiamin hydrochloride
µg/24h
0.00296472
µmol/d
337.3
Riboflavin
µg/dL
26.5674814
nmol/L
376.4
Flavin mononucleotide (FMN)
ng/mL
2.191540653
nmol/L
456.3
Flavin-adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
ng/mL
1.205545509
nmol/L
829.5
Niacin
mg/d
8.123476848
µmol/d
123.1
Niacinamide
mg/d
8.19000819
µmol/d
122.1
Pyridoxine hydrochloride
mg
4.86381323
µmol
205.6
Vitamin B6
ng/mL
5.910165485
nmol/L
169.2
Pyridoxal
ng/mL
5.980861244
nmol/L
167.2
Pyridoxamine
ng/mL
5.94530321
nmol/L
168.2
Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate
ng/mL
4.046944557
nmol/L
247.1
Folic acida
ng/mL
2.265518804
nmol/L
441.4
5-Methyltetrahydrofolateb
ng/mL
2.176752286
nmol/L
459.4
Vitamin B12 (cyano)
pg/mL
0.737789582
pmol/L
1,355.4
Coenzyme B12
pg/mL
0.633071664
pmol/L
1,579.6
Methylcobalamin
pg/mL
0.743826242
pmol/L
1,344.4
Pantothenic acid
µg/mL
4.562043796
µmol/L
219.2
Coenzyme A
µg/mL
1.302931596
µmol/L
767.5
Biotin
ng/mL
4.093327876
nmol/L
244.3
Choline base
mg/mL
8.250825083
mmol/L
121.2
Choline chloride
mg/mL
7.163323782
mmol/L
139.6
NOTE: Conversion factors convert traditional values to SI units. To convert to SI units, multiply the traditional unit by the conversion factor. To convert to traditional units, divide the SI unit by the conversion factor.
a Pteroylglutamic acid.
b Most predominant form in serum, plasma, and erythrocytes.
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