5 Flashcards
fat soluble vitamins
ADEK
A
dark green and yellow veggies and tomatoes
Retinol/retinal: vision
Retinoic acid: embroyonic development
D
cholecalciferol/ergocalciferol
mushrooms
Bone metabolism and Ca2+ homeostasis
E
tocopherols wheat germ, avocado ROS scavenger (membrane antioxidents)
K
Imp in blood clotting (2, 7, 9 and 10)
water soluble vitamins
B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, B12, VitC
B1
thiamine
legumes
Carb/AA metabolism
B2
riboflavin
wheat germs and leafy veggies
Oxidoreductases, FMN and FAD
B3
niacin
legume and wheat
Oxidoreductases, NAD and NADPH
B6
pyridoxine
Carb/lipid/ AA metabolism,
Makes NT, sphingolipids and heme
B9
folic acid
Transfers 1 carbon, choline synthesis of AA, makes purines and prrimidines (thymine)
B12
cobalamin
NOT IN PLANTS; vegans lack
heme structure and recycles folate
C
ascorbic acid
fruits and veggies
Antioxidant fx, needed to make collagen/bile acid/NTs
lack of Vit C
sCCCCurvy; fatigue, depression, abnormal CT causing impared wound healing
Calcium and iron
dark leafy veggies, tofu, broccoli, cauliflower, lentils
Ca2: ms contraction, cell transport and bone metabolism
Iron: hemoglobin, cytochrome A, B and C