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Biochem Vitamins

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Vitamin
Part of What Coenzyme(s)?
Type of Coenzyme/Function
Source in Diet
Deficiency + Symptoms
Thiamine   TPP (Thiamine PyroPhosphate)   decarboxylase -oxidative and non-oxidative DECARBOXYLATIONS -remove CO2 or HCO3-   cereals, whole grains, meats, legumes   Beriberi: weight loss, weakness, swelling (wet = circ problems; dry = extremity paralysis)  
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Lipoic Acid   used with TPP   DECARBOXYLASE -oxidative decarboxylations (does ox/red for TPP, 2H+/2e-) -ALSO ACYL GROUP CARRIER (forms thioester with carboxyl)   green leafy vegetables and red meats   hard to establish deficiency  
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Pantothenic Acid   CoA (CoASH, Coenzyme A)   ACYL CARRIER (BEST) -acyl/acid transfers (NEEDS ATP)   fucking everywhere!   hard to establish deficiency  
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Pyridoxine (B6, PYRIDOXAL!)   PLP   transaminase -transfers amine groups -SYNTHESIS OF AMINO ACIDS -acts as prosthetic group with LYSINE   ??   hard to establish deficiency BUT... -OD = neuro problems -deficiency = skin dryness/rash -NOTE: pts taking isoniazid/penicillamine/levodopa -SHIFF BASES  
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Biotin   ALWAYS A PROSTHETIC GROUP   CARBOXYLASE -addition of CO2 or bicarb -energy from ATP -prosthetic group w/ lysine   abundant in almost all foods   hard to establish deficiency BUT -patients who eat lots of raw egg whites (bodybuilders)  
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Folic Acid   THF/THFA   -transfer of carbon units EXCEPT carboxyls -methyl, methylene, formyl, formimino, methenyl -PURINE/PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDES -conversion of U->T   green vegetables, grains, legumes   hard to establish deficiency -SUPPLEMENTED in pregnant women  
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Cobalamin (B12)   none   RECYCLING OF THF +transfer of methyl groups -synthesis of DNA, prod RBC, fatty acid metabolism, neuron function   ?   ?  
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Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C!)   none (derivative of glucose)   ?   fruits and vegetables   SCURVY  
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Retinol (Vitamin A, fat-soluble)   none   proper eyesight, component of visual pigments in retina   meat, animal oils, carrots, mangos   "night blindness" dry, flaky skin -OD = blurred vision, dizziness, HA  
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Calciferols (Vitamin D, fat-soluble)   none   absorption of calcium phosphate (BONES)   fish and fish oils, ADDED TO MILK   rickets -softening and bowing of weight-carrying bones -(SYNTHESIZED IN SKIN WITH SUNLIGHT)  
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Tocopherols (Vitamin E, fat-soluble)   none   antioxidant!! -neutralization of free radicals   wheat germ and nuts   hard to establish deficiency -ODs rare  
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Vitamin K (for the German "Koagulation")   none   enzymes in the clotting cascade (calcium binding)   green leafy vegetables, vegetable oils   impaired blood clot formation -no documented ODs  
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Niacin (Nicotinamide/Nicotinic Acid)   NAD+/NADH (catabolism, oxidation) NADP+/NADPH (anabolism, reduction)   dehydrogenase (ox/red) OF FUNCTIONAL GROUPS "hydride carriers" (H-)   meat, nuts, bran   Pellagra: diarrhea, skin ulcers, mental changes/disorders  
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Riboflavin   FAD/FADH2 FMN/FMNH2   (ox/red) of alkanes --> alkenes! (free radical transfer, 2H+ and 2e-) -oxidative pathways of carbs and fats   in almost all foods ("ubiquitous")   hard to establish deficiency  
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