Cc Vitamins Flashcards
Oxidation process
Synthesis of flavin adenine dinucleotide
Riboflavin vit b2
Nyatagmus & wernicke korsakoff
Thiamine vit b1
Cofactor of ast and alt
Pyridoxine vit b6
Synthesis of coenzyme A
Patothenic acid vit b5
Coverts tryptophan
Pyridoxine vit b6
Decreased in pellagra
Niacin vit b3
For normal dna synthesis
May lead to megaloblastic anemia
Production of myelin
Cyanocobalamin vit b12
Formation of coagulation factors 10 9 7 2 Protein c & s
Vitamin K
Phylloquinone / menaquinone
Serve as enzyme cofactors
Vitamin b complex
found in vegetables are precursor of vitamin A
Carotenoids
Decrease in ariboflavinosis & cheilosis
Riboflavin vit b2
Absorbed in stomach
Reducing agent
Synthesis of collagen
Deficiency leads to scarvy
Vit c ascorbi acid
Associated w visual system
Vit A retinol
Retinol + opsin
Rhodopsin
Produced in the skin from Uv light & stored in adipose tissue
Vit D