Med Biochem Word Scramble
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Vitamin | Other names | Deficiency | Functions | Solubility |
Vitamin C | Ascorbic Acid | Scurvy ( sore, spongy gums) | Antioxidant & Cofactors | Water soluble |
Vitamin B6 | Pyridoxine | Rare ( mild:personality disorder,dermatitis,glossitis) (severe:peripheral neuropathy, seizures, sideroblastic anemia) | Cofactors for enzymes in AA metabolism | Water soluble |
Vitamin B1 | Thiamine | Beriberi ( dry & wet) ( tachycardia, vomiting, neuropathy) | Cofactor | Water soluble |
Niacin ( B3) | Nicotinic Acid | Pellagra (3D's: Diarrhea, Dermatitis, Dementia) | Electron Transfer | Water soluble |
Vitamin B2 | Riboflavin | Rare | Electron Transfer | Water soluble |
Biotin | N/A | Rare | Carboxylation Reactions | Water soluble |
Pantothenic Acid | N/A | Rare | Acylcarrier | Water soluble |
Vitamin D | Cholecalciferol (1,25-OH D3--> Active form via kidney) | Rickets (in children) Osteomalacia (in adults) | Calcium Uptake | Fat soluble |
Vitamin K | Menadione | Bleeding In newborns Rarely In adults ( can be due to broad spectrum antibiotics) | Carboxylation in clotting and other proteins | Fat soluble |
Vitamin E | α-Tocopherol | Found deficient in : Cystic fibrosis & celiac Spure | Antioxidant | Fat Soluble |
Folic Acid | N/A | NTD's | synthesis of purines and methionine | Water soluble |
Vitamin B12 | Cobalamin | (Pernicious anemia) Spinal Degeneration | Cofactors for enzymes | Water soluble |
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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