Function:

1. Prosultiamine (Alinamin, Binova, Jubedel, Taketron, Thiobeta, Thiotiamina) is also known as thiamine propyl disulfide (TPD).

2. Prosultiamine is Commonly used in beriberi, vitamin B1 deficiency caused by nutritional disorders.

3. Prosultiamine can be combined with sodium bromide, it can treat gastric neurosis, chronic gastritis and ulcerative disease.

4. It has improved lipid solubility relative to thiamine and is not rate-limited by dependency on intestinal transporters for absorption, hence the reasoning for its development.

5.It is also a potential treatment for HTLV, since it has been shown to reduce viral load and symptoms