| Question | Answer |
| NADH (& NADPH) | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
Precursor: Niacin
Defic: Pellagra
Role: Redox involving 2-e transfer
Enz: Dehydrogenase |
| FAD | Flavin adenine dinucleotide
Precursor: riboflavin B2
Defic: growth retardation
Role: redox involving 1- and 2-e transfer
Enz: flavoenzymes |
| CoA | Coenzyme A
Precursor: pantothenate B3
Defic: dermatitis in chicks
Role: acyl transfer
Enz: 100s of enz |
| TPP | Thiamine Pyrophosphate
Precursor: Thiamine B1
Defic: beriberi
Role: transfer of 2-C fragment containing carbonyl
Enz: some carboxylases |
| PLP | Pyroxidal Phosphate
Precursor: pyroxidal, pyroxine, pyroximine B6
Defic: dermatitis in rats
Role: transfer of groups to and from A.A.
Enz: transaminase |
| Biotin | Biotin
Precursor: Biotin
Defic: dermatitis in humans
Role: carboxyl grp transfer & ATP dependent carboxylation
Enz: some carboxylases |
| Tetrahydrofolate | Tetrahydrofolate
Precursor: folic acid
Defic: anemia, spina befida
Role: 1-C transfer
Enz: dihydrofolate reductase & others |
| Cobalamin | Cobalamin
Precursor: methylcobalamin, adenosylcobalamin
Defic: pernicous anemia
Role: intermolecular rearrangement, methyl transfer
Enz: methylmalonyl-coA mutase; homocysteine methyltransferase |
| Lipoamide | Lipoamide
Precursor: lipoic acid
Defic: NONESSENTIAL
Role: acyl transfer
Enz:dihydrolipoamide; acyltransferase |
| Vitamin K | Deficiency: blood clotting disorder
Role: carboxylation of Glu
Enz: vitamin K-dependent carboxylase |
| Ubquinone | AKA: Coenzyme Q
Role: electron transfer
Enz: mitochondrial enzyme |
| Vitamin A | Role: Vision
Solubility: Lipid
Deficiency: Night blindness |
| Vitamin C | Role: Antioxidant
Solubility: Water
Deficiency: Scurvy |
| Vitamin D | Role: Gene expression
Solubility: Lipid
Deficiency: Rickets |
| Vitamin E | Role: Antioxidant
Solubility: Lipid
Deficiency: Fragile blood cells |