BioChemistry Vitamins (14%)

Question 1

What is vit B1

Answer 1

Thiamine

Question 2

What is the reaction that B1 undergoes

Answer 2

Oxidative Decarboxylation

Question 3

A defiency in B1 can lead to

Answer 3

Beri Beri (weakness, paralysis,edema, tachycardia, Wernickes)

Question 4

What is Vit B2

Answer 4

Riboflavin

Question 5

What are the active forms of B2

Answer 5

FAD
FADH
FMN/FMNH

Question 6

What reaction is associated with B2

Answer 6

Oxidation Reduction

Electron transfer rxns

Question 7

A defiency in B2 can lead to

Answer 7

Cheilosis
Magenta Tongue
angular stomatitis
Blurred vision

Question 8

What is Vit B3

Answer 8

Niacin

Question 9

What are the active forms of Niacon

Answer 9

NAD
NADH
NADP
NADPH

Question 10

What reaction is associated with B3

Answer 10

Oxidaion Reduction
Electron transfer rxns
Glycolysis

Question 11

A deficiency in B3 can lead to

Answer 11

Pellagra (4D Disease)
Dermatitis
Diarrhea
Dementia
Death

Question 12

Tryptophan can be converted to this B vitamin

Answer 12

Niacin

Question 13

What is Vit B5

Answer 13

Pantothenic Acid

Question 14

What is the reaction associated with B5

Answer 14

Coenzyme A

Question 15

What is Vit B6

Answer 15

Pyridoxine

Question 16

What is vit B9

Answer 16

Folic Acid

Question 17

What is Vit B12

Answer 17

Cyanocobalmin

Question 18

What is the active form of B6

Answer 18

Pyridoxal Phosphate

Question 19

What is the active form of B9

Answer 19

Tetra-Hydro Folate

Question 20

What is the active form of B12

Answer 20

Deoxy-adenosyl Cobalamin

Question 21

What is the reaction associated with B6

Answer 21

Transamination

Decarboxylaion

Question 22

What is the reaction associated with B9

Answer 22

Methyl Transfer

Question 23

What is the reaction associated with B12

Answer 23

Methyl Transfer

Recycles Folic Acid

Question 24

What is the reaction that happens in vegiatarians with B12

Answer 24

Pernicious Anemia

Question 25

A deficiency of B6 can lead to

Answer 25

Convulsions in infants
Dermatitis
loss in myelin

Question 26

A deficiency in B9 can lead to

Answer 26

Macrocytic Anemia

Question 27

a deficiency in B12 can lead to

Answer 27

Macrocyctic Anemia

Combined System Disease (PLS)

Question 28

Can too much B6 be toxic

Answer 28

yes, sensory ataxia

Question 29

Folic Acid helps prevent

Answer 29

Neural Tube Defects

Question 30

This B Vit needs intrinsic factor to be absorbed

Answer 30

B12 (not found in plants)

Question 31

What is the reaction associated with Biotin

Answer 31

Carboxylation

Question 32

What is the reaction assocatied with Vit C

Answer 32

Collagen Synthesis

Question 33

What reaction is assocated with Bioflavonoids

Answer 33

Vitamin C reduced

Question 34

What Vit is found in the white part of fruits

Answer 34

Bioflavonoids

Question 35

What are the fat soluble Vits

Answer 35

ADEK

Question 36

What is another name for Vit A

Answer 36

Retinol from beta Carotene

Question 37

What is another name for Vit D

Answer 37

Cholecalciferol

Ergocalciferol

Question 38

What is another name for Vit E

Answer 38

Tocopherol

Question 39

What is another name for Vit K

Answer 39

Quinone

Question 40

The active form of Vit A

Answer 40

Any name which starts with “Retin-“

Question 41

What are the hydroxylation steps for Vit D

Answer 41

Liver then Kidney

Question 42

This vit is stored in adipose, liver, and muscle and requires bile salts and fat for absorption

Answer 42

VitE

Question 43

This vitamin is synthesized by large intestine bacteria.

Requires salts and fat for absorption and stored in liver and spleen

Answer 43

Vit K

Question 44

A deficiency in Vit A can lead to

Answer 44

Night Blindness
Dry Cornea
everything Dry

Question 45

A deficiency in Vit K can lead to

Answer 45

Clotting Disorders

Question 46

Vit D helps absorb

Answer 46

Calcium form the gut

Question 47

Vit E can cause problems with

Answer 47

the cardiovascular

Question 48

This Vit makes pro-thrombin in the liver

Answer 48

Vit K