22. Vitamins Flashcards
group of organic nutrients required for diff biochemical fx
vitamins
forms of Vit A
- retinol
- retinal
- retinoic acid
- ß-carotene
source of ß-carotene
carrots
sweet potatoes
sources of vit A
liver
eggs
whole milk
butter
carrots
sweet potatoes
this is a vitamin that fx
as component of visual pigment rhodopsin
Vit A (11-cis retinal)
this is a vitamin that
maintains fluidity of cell memranes
vit E
this is a vitamin that fx
lipid soluble antioxidant
beta carotene
vit E
this is a vitamin that
support gametogenesis
retino and retinal
maintain calcium balance
vit D
this is a vitamin that fx
as coenzyme for y-carboxylation of glutamate residue in clotting factors and other proteins
factors II, VII, IX, X
proteins C and S
vitamin K
this is a vitamin that fx as coenzyme for •pyruvate dehydrogenase •alpha keto glutarate dehydrogenase •branched chain amino acid dehydrogenase •transketolases
thiamine
Vit B1
this is a vitamin that fx
as electron carries in redox rxns
vit B2 riboflavin
vit B3 niacin
source ADP-ribose for nucleoproteins involved in DNA repair
vit B3 niacin
this vitamin inhibits lipolysis in adipose tissue
used to tx hyperlipidemia
vit B3 niacin
part of coenzyme A and acyl carrier protein for fatty acid synthesis and metabolism
vit B5
pantothenic acid
coenzyme for transamination of amino acids decarbozylation of glutamate and histidine ALA synthase Cystathionine synthase glycogen phosphorylase
pyridoxine
synthesis of niacin from tryptophan
requires this coenzyme
pyridoxine vit b6
active form of folic acid
tetrahydrofolate
receives 1 carbon fragments from donors (serine, glycine, histidine)
and transfers them to intermediates in synthesis of aa, purines, and thymine
folicacid vit b9
coenzyme for methionine synthase,
methylmalonyl coa mutase
vit b12 cobalamin
coenzyme for copper abd iron containing hydroxylases
- proline and lysine hydroxylases in collagen
- dopamine beta hydroxylase
ascorbic acid
this vitamin enhances absorption of inorganic iron
vit c