B Vitamins

Question 1

What is a thiamin deficiency called?

Answer 1

Beriberi

Question 2

What is dry beriberi?

Answer 2

Nervous system damage

Question 3

What characterizes dry beriberi?

Answer 3

Muscle weakness

Question 4

What is wet beriberi?

Answer 4

Cardiovascular damage

Question 5

What characterizes wet beriberi?

Answer 5

Dilated blood vessels, edema

Question 6

What coenzyme is thiamin a part of?

Answer 6

TPP (thiamin pyrophosphate)

Question 7

What name does thiamin also go by?

Answer 7

Vitamin B1

Question 8

What are the RDAs for thiamin

Answer 8

Men- 1.2mg/day
Women- 1.1 mg/day

Question 9

What does TPP do?

Answer 9

Removes 1C from pyruvate
Convert pyruvate to acetyl CoA

Question 10

What are rich food sources of thiamin?

Answer 10

Fortified meat analogues (soy, pork)
Enriched grains

Question 11

What coenzymes does riboflavin form?

Answer 11

FMN and FAD

Question 12

What does FDA and FMN do?

Answer 12

Pick up 2H+ from TCA cycle, deliver to e- transport chain

Question 13

What is a riboflavine deficiency called?

Answer 13

Ariboflavinosis

Question 14

Symptoms of ariboflavinosis

Answer 14

Inflammation of mouth, skin, eyes and GI tract

Question 15

What destroys riboflavin?

Answer 15

UV and irridation

Question 16

What name is riboflavine also known by?

Answer 16

Vitamin B2

Question 17

RDAs of riboflavine

Answer 17

Men 1.3 mg/day
Women 1.1 mg/day

Question 18

Sources of riboflavin

Answer 18

Milk products, whole grain, liver, dark leafy greens