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Vitamins (VL)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fat soluble vitamins | ADEK |
| A | retinol. visual pigment |
| D | Stimulates Ca absorption from gut and controls Ca deposition in bones. |
| E | Antioxidant |
| K | Blood coagulation factors |
| B1 | Thiamine. Enzyme decarbozylation. |
| B2 | Riboflavin. Made into FAD. |
| B3 | Niacin. Made into NAD+ |
| B6 | Pyridozine. Coenzyme for protein and AA metabolism. |
| B12 | Cobalamin. Coenzyme. Nucleotides --> deoxynucleaotides. |
| C | Ascorbic acid. Collagen formation. Scurvy is a disease from vitamin C deficency. |
| Biotin | Prosthetic group. CO2 transport for metabolic reactions. |
| Folate | Cofactor. Transport of methylene groups. Purine and thymine synthesis. required for normal fetal NS development. |