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Vitamins

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Vitamin
Other names
Deficiency
Functions
Solubility
Vitamin C   Ascorbic Acid   Scurvy ( sore, spongy gums)   Antioxidant & Cofactors   Water soluble  
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Vitamin B6   Pyridoxine   Rare ( mild:personality disorder,dermatitis,glossitis) (severe:peripheral neuropathy, seizures, sideroblastic anemia)   Cofactors for enzymes in AA metabolism   Water soluble  
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Vitamin B1   Thiamine   Beriberi ( dry & wet) ( tachycardia, vomiting, neuropathy)   Cofactor   Water soluble  
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Niacin ( B3)   Nicotinic Acid   Pellagra (3D's: Diarrhea, Dermatitis, Dementia)   Electron Transfer   Water soluble  
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Vitamin B2   Riboflavin   Rare   Electron Transfer   Water soluble  
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Biotin   N/A   Rare   Carboxylation Reactions   Water soluble  
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Pantothenic Acid   N/A   Rare   Acylcarrier   Water soluble  
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Vitamin D   Cholecalciferol (1,25-OH D3--> Active form via kidney)   Rickets (in children) Osteomalacia (in adults)   Calcium Uptake   Fat soluble  
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Vitamin K   Menadione   Bleeding In newborns Rarely In adults ( can be due to broad spectrum antibiotics)   Carboxylation in clotting and other proteins   Fat soluble  
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Vitamin E   α-Tocopherol   Found deficient in : Cystic fibrosis & celiac Spure   Antioxidant   Fat Soluble  
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Folic Acid   N/A   NTD's   synthesis of purines and methionine   Water soluble  
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Vitamin B12   Cobalamin   (Pernicious anemia) Spinal Degeneration   Cofactors for enzymes   Water soluble  
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Vitamin A   Retinol Retinal Retinoic acid B-carotene(not active)   Impotence, Night blindness, Retardation of growth, Eye abnormalities   Reproduction , Vision , Growth , Gene Expression   Fat soluble  
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